Regime fforces bombed the towns of Douma, Harasta, Saqba and Arbin in the opposition-held Eastern Ghouta region, according to Agence-France Presse.
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At least 28 civilians have been killed by pro-Assad rocket and air strikes near a school in the city of Douma, Syria.
The advances of the Syrian government forces against Daesh and other terrorist groups have been expedited by the air cover provided by Russian Federation, which began on September 30 at the request of the Damascus government.
Air raids and rocket attacks on a Damascus suburb by Syrian government and Russian forces kill dozens of civilians.
State news agency SANA said two people were killed and tens of others wounded, including children, by the escalated mortar shelling over the weekend.
The Observatory said a total of 31 civilians died in insurgent strongholds east of Damascus on Sunday.
After a meeting with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, O’Brien said he was pursuing efforts to have humanitarian aid reach all Syrian people. Al-Moallem, based on SANA, accentuated the need for reconciliation and local truces to assist in that respect.
The Syrian conflict has raged for over four years and has left over 250,000 people dead, displacing over 10 million, according to United Nations estimates.
“But today’s intense airstrikes came despite cloudy weather, meaning the attacks were carried out by Russian warplanes”, he added.
Syrian forces have recently been making rapid advances against the Takfiri terrorists, who are committing heinous crimes against all ethnic and religious groups, in several parts of the crisis-hit country.
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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.
