DAMASCUS, SYRIA (7:30 PM) – In direct violation of the official ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, rebel militants have attacked the Old City of Damascus with mortar and missile fire.
Sources have it that residential areas in Damascus were hit by the shelling, resulting in the death of at least 4 civilians and the injuring of 9. The attack comes despite the official de-escalation zone in the Eastern Ghouta area that was agreed upon as a result of the Astana negotiations and entails a ceasefire between government and rebel forces in the still contested areas east of the Syrian capital.
In retaliation to the rebel attack, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has carried out air strikes in several rebel-held bases and villages in East Ghouta, including Misraba, Saqba and Ayn Tarma.
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