A citizen killed, three injured in mortar attacks in Damascus Countryside

A citizen killed, three injured in mortar attacks in Damascus Countryside

A citizen was killed and three others were injured due to shelling attacks by armed groups on Harasta Suburb and Jaramana City in Damascus Countryside, in a new violation of the de-escalation zone agreement on Eastern Ghouta.

A source at Damascus Countryside Police Command said that the armed groups fired 15 mortar shells on Harasta Suburb, claiming the life of a citizen, injuring two others and causing material damage to citizens’ properties.

In Jaramana City, a woman was injured when the armed groups fired a mortar round on al-Trbeh neighborhood while a second unexploded mortar shell landed in Karem al-Hadid neighborhood.

The armed groups also fired four mortar shells on the area surrounding al-Wafideen Camp, causing only material damage, according to the source.

Units of the Syrian Arab Army responded to the attacks by striking the areas from where those shells were launched in the Eastern Ghouta, destroying a number of rocket launching pads and killing and injuring members of the armed groups.

Golan Times
By : Suhad Alaawar