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Artillery Shell Targets Civil Defence Team in al-Marj

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Regime forces targeted the town of al-Mid’ani in al-Marj, rural Damascus, with artillery shells, killing one person and injuring a number of others. Whilst the civil defence rescued the injured, another shell fell close to the team, injuring officer Khalid Saleem and causing moderate damage to the ambulance they were using.

Food Aid Enters Douma

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On Friday evening, a convoy of 39 lorries containing food and medical aid entered the city of Douma in rural Damascus. The convoy contained 4000 food baskets and 4000 bags of flour. The Red Crescent branch of Douma was handed the medical aid, whilst the local council was given the food baskets and flour, in […]

War Planes Continue to Target Deir al-Asafeer in al-Ghouta

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War planes continue to target the town of Deir al-Asafeer in rural Damascus, in an attempt by regime forces and their foreign allies to raid the town which is controlled by battalions of the armed opposition. Fourteen air strikes were launched on the town on Thursday, although no casualties were recorded.

Artillery Bombing on Residential Areas in Deir al-Asafeer and Zabadeen

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Residential areas in the towns of Zabadeen and Deir al-Asafeer (rural Damascus) have been subjected to violent artillery bombing since Monday morning, killing one person up to this moment- Bilal Deish from Zabadeen- and injuring dozens in Deir al-Asafeer, the majority of whom are children.

Daraya Journalist Killed by Tank Shell

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Journalist photographer, Majd Abu Shafeeq (also known as Majd Daraya), was killed when targeted by a tank shell as he covered the clashes taking place between armed opposition factions and Syrian regime forces close to Daraya (rural Damascus) on Friday. Majd Abu Shafeeq, born 1995, is considered one of the most prominent of journalists in […]

Continuing Bombardment of rural Damascus

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War planes targeted the city of Douma in rural Damascus with cluster bombs, coinciding with artillery bombardment on the city. The bombing killed three people: 1. Majid al-Hanafi 2. Abdul Aziz Siriwil 3. Omar al-Baqdoonsi In addition, the area of al-Marj in rural Damascus was subjected to 13 air strikes, coinciding with artillery bombardment, which […]

A Bloody Friday in rural Damascus

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War planes targeted the city of Douma (rural Damascus) with cluster bombs on Friday morning, killing five people and injuring several others. Helicopters also targeted the western suburbs of the city with eight barrel bombs. Victims identified include: 1. Mohammed ‘Arbash 2. Ahmad Hanan 3. Yasir al-Tabaakh In addition, artillery bombing of the city of […]