Friday, February 23, 2018

More Civilian Casualties Due to Shelling Attacks on Residential Areas in Damascus and Its Countryside
23 February، 2018

Damascus/Daraa SANA-A civilian was killed and 50 others were injured on Friday due to shelling attacks by the armed groups on the residential neighborhoods of Damascus and its Countryside.

A source at Damascus Police Command said that one civilian was killed, 42 others were injured, some of them are in critical situation, and material damage was caused to public and private properties when the armed groups fired a rocket shell on Salaheddin area in Rukn Eddin neighborhood in Damascus.

Seven other civilians were injured due to attacks with shells on Bab Touma and Ish al-Warwar, the source said.

The armed groups positioned in Eastern Ghouta targeted al-Sheikh Raslan area in Bab Touma neighborhood with a mortar shell, injuring a civilian, according to the source.

Another shell was landed in Bab al-Salam area, causing only material damage.

The source added that massive material damage was caused to the Intensive Care Unit at the Medical Surgery Hospital in Baghdad Street in Damascus due to attack with a rocket shell by the armed groups positioned in Eastern Ghouta.

Earlier, the source told SANA that the armed groups positioned in Eastern Ghouta also fired mortar and rocket shells on the neighborhoods of Mezzeh 86, Barzeh, al-Joura, al-Qaboun, causing material damage to houses and properties.

A source at Damascus Countryside Police Command said that a number of shells landed in al-Assad residential suburb and its vicinity, causing only material damage to properties and infrastructure.

Three shells were landed on al-Homsi neighborhood in Jaramana city, causing only material damage, the source added.

SANA reporter said that units of the Syrian Arab Army have responded to the attacks by targeting the areas from which the shells were launched, inflicting losses upon the armed groups in personnel and weapons.

Material damage due to shelling attack on residential neighborhoods of Daraa

Material damage was caused on Friday when the armed groups fired shells on the residential neighborhoods of Daraa city in a new violation of the de-escalation zone agreement in the southern region.

Speaking to SANA’s reporter, a source at Daraa Police Command said that the armed groups fired a number of rocket shells on the neighborhoods of al-Sahari, Daraa al-Mahata and al-Kashef in Daraa city, causing material damage to citizens’ properties.

A unit of the Syrian Arab Army has responded with appropriate weapons to the areas form which the shells were launched, destroying a number of rocket launching pads.

Armed groups targeted residential neighborhoods in Damascus with shells:

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