Meanwhile, mortars fired by the rebels into government-held parts of Damascus killed three people and wounded 30 others, state media reported.
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Government forces have imposed a devastating siege on the Eastern Ghouta region, which is largely held by rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
SANA said a child was killed and three people were wounded, and said the shells caused material damage to automobiles and buildings.
Some of the deaths were reported after identified aircraft bombarded the town of Douma, just outside the capital, according to the anti-government Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The bombardment of a besieged Syrian insurgent stronghold killed 31 civilians close to Damascus in Syria on Sunday.
“The Syrian army has taken full control of the town of Marj Al Sultan and its airport in Eastern Ghouta”, a rebel bastion east of the capital, the military source said.
Following a meeting with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, O’Brien said he was pursuing efforts to possess humanitarian aid reach all individuals that were Syrian.
The base’s capture is a victory for Syrian troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group who are fighting under Russian air cover in the area.
The Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group has sent thousands of fighters to shore up Assad’s forces.
Since late September, Russia has been carrying out bombings against the ISIL terrorists in Syria, after Russia’s parliament granted President Putin authorization to deploy the country’s air force overseas.
At least 250,000 people have been killed since the Syria conflict began in 2011, according to United Nations figures.
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Fighting on the ground in Syria has intensified even as the global community makes its most serious push yet to restart peace talks between government officials and opposition representatives.
