The military operations carried out by the Syrian regime and its backing foreign allies in the Eastern Ghouta have led to the displacement of some 50,000 people since March 11, 2018, according to UN estimates. The process of systematic displacement continued on the basis of the agreements reached between the armed factions controlling the various […]
Gunshots at a Humanitarian Convoy in Harasta
A UN humanitarian convoy was exposed to gunshots on Saturday evening, resulting in the injury of two people. The convoy- a joint effort between the UN, the Syrian Red Crescent, and the International Committee of the Red Cross- which is made up of 36 lorries, was exposed to gunshot on the Damascus-Homs highway, close to […]
Massacre Against Children in Harasta
Regime forces targeted the city of Harasta in rural Damascus with mortar rockets, a number of which fell on the “Builders of the Future” nursery whilst children were playing in the courtyard during their break time. Eight children were killed, and the rest of the 35 children in the nursery at the time were all […]
Renewed Air and Artillery Strikes on rural Damascus
Air and artillery strikes on the cities of rural Damascus were renewed this Sunday with widespread air strikes targeting the cities of Douma, Jisreen, Arbeen, Masraya, Harasta and Madeera, and which killed approximately 50 people in the city of Douma alone. The city of Arbeen was subjected to heavy artillery and mortar attacks, whilst Harasta […]
Harasta Bombing Targets its Civil Institutions
The city of Harasta (rural Damascus) was subjected to intensive bombing with heavy missiles and artillery, which targeted the local council buildings, as well as that of the civil defence and the civil police station of the city. Three people from the local council were killed as well as a member of the civil defence […]