Mortar shells slam into Syrian capital

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b15Lw9_Jc4Qm7phStZ034g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/8c60e91017f3bb9bc76f99fd463938367672fc3a.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/mortar-shells-slam-syrian-capital-155338383.html)Mortar shells slammed into several areas of the Syrian capital on Saturday, with one hitting near the Russian embassy without causing injuries, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said regime troops battled rebels in Eastern Ghouta near the capital, while opposition forces tightened their siege of a military base in Idlib province of **rthwest Syria. The Observatory reported mortar fire near the Ummayad area and the Russian embassy in the upscale Mazraa neighbourhood of Damascus, with ** casualties reported. The escalation came as government troops stepped up a campaign against rebels on the outskirts of Damascus, particularly Eastern Ghouta which has been under regime siege for months.




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