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Syrian strikes hit near Damascus despite truce

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BEIRUT: Syrian forces carried out air raids on one of the last rebel strongholds near Damascus on Sunday, a monitor said, a day after it declared a ceasefire in parts of the besieged enclave.


The Syrian army on Saturday announced a halt in fighting for parts of Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held region on the outskirts of the capital that has been ravaged in the six-year conflict.


“Syrian warplanes targeted the area of Ain Terma with at least six strikes since early morning, and two raids were carried out on and around the city of Douma,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.


The Britain-based monitor, which relies on sources in Syria for its information, did not report any casualties.


Shelling also hit the outskirts of the town of Jisreen on Sunday, the Observatory said, after artillery and rocket fire on areas including Ain Terma and the town of Harasta on Saturday after the ceasefire started.


President Bashar al Assad’s forces have surrounded the Eastern Ghouta region for more than four years, and the forces have regularly targeted the area. — Reuters


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