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.
04-07-2014, 10:00 PM
Mortar shells slam into Syrian capital
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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