On Friday morning 24/11/2017, a SHRC reporter reported several injuries due to the high-explosive bombs dropped by Target Drones. On the other hand, the performance of Friday prayers was stopped in Eastern Ghouta for fear that mosques may be targeted. It is worth noting that Eastern Ghouta has been targeted by the Syrian regime’s land and […]
Further Bombing of Eastern Ghouta
On Thursday 23/11/2017, Syrian regime forces and warplanes continued bombing cities and towns in Eastern Ghouta, causing the death of at least five people, injuring dozens and causing widespread destruction. The artillery shells, rockets and warplanes bombed the cities of Douma, Harasta, Zamalka, Madira and Ain Tarma. Two children from Ain Tarma are mongst the […]
Russian-Backed Regime Campaign Continues in Eastern Ghouta
The Russian-backed Syrian regime’s fierce campaign continues in the cities and towns of eastern Ghouta for the third day in a row. Douma, Harasta, Arbin, Madira, Saqba and others have been targeted with over 70 air raids, artillery shells and missiles. Statistics indicate that over 30 civilians have been killed due to the ongoing bombing, […]
Eastern Ghouta Bombing Leaves Human and Material Loss
Effects of the shelling that targeted Kafr Batna Regime forces continued targeting various areas in eastern Ghouta, causing the death of five people and injuries to several others. Documentation centres in Ghouta recorded 79 air raids on areas in Ghouta on Tuesday. The air raids targeted Arbin, Madira, Harasta, Saqba, Hamouriya, Kafr Batna, Misraba, Douma, […]
Four Years After Ghouta’s Chemical Massacre: The Criminals Remain Free
On 21/8/2013, the Eastern Ghouta was subjected to bombing with missiles containing poisonous gases. Within a couple of hours, 1300 people had died and approximately 2000 were suffering from various levels of suffocation. This attack came to be known as one of the worst massacres Syria had seen since the uprisings began in 2011. At […]
Massacre in Bait Sawa
War planes targeted the residential areas of Bait Sawa town in the Eastern Ghouta on Wednesday afternoon, killing six people and injuring 27 others. The victims are: Basil Khudurdi Bashar al-Asfar Khalid al-Hasan Fathi Sha’ban (child) Mohammed Badawi (child) Mustafa ‘Awata
Widespread Poisoning in the Eastern Ghouta
The area of al-Marj in the Eastern Ghouta has witnessed its second case of food poisoning due to corrupt food packages which were given out, in only three days. The Unified Medical Office in al-Marj has mentioned that by Thursday evening, the number of cases which were dealt with in hospital had risen to 1159 […]
Food Poisoning in the Eastern Ghouta
The town of al-Shafounia in the Eastern Ghouta witnessed widespread food poisoning after the consumption of food which was believed to be corrupt. The case happened when a welfare organisation gave out portions of food on Monday evening, later affecting 265 people with symptoms of stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting, as well as low blood […]
Aid Convoy Enters the Eastern Ghouta
A humanitarian aid convoy of the United Nations and the Syrian Red Crescent has entered the towns of Kafrbatna, Hiza, Hamouria, Ain Tarma, Bait Siwa and al-Iftirees in the Eastern Ghouta. The convoy, which is made up of 40 lorries, contains food items enough to feed 25,000 people according to the Syrian Red Crescent.
Massacre in al-Marj
Syrian regime forces targeted the area of al-Marj in the Eastern Ghouta with artillery and rocket bombing, whilst simultaneously carrying out air raids with war planes. The bombing killed seven people and injured ten others. The victims are: Ismail As’ad (from al’Otaiba) Hudhaifa Kan’aan (from al-Mid’a) ‘Alaa Darwish (from al-Mid’a) Ali Kan’aan (from al-Mid’a) Ali […]