Terrorist mortar attacks in Damascus Countryside and Aleppo claim six lives

Damascus Countryside/Aleppo, SANA – One person was killed and others were injured in a terrorist mortar attack on al-Wafideen Camp neighborhood, located to the north of Damascus.

A source at the Police Command told SANA Wednesday that two mortar shells fired by terrorists from the so-called “Jaish al-Islam” smashed into the building of the Military Housing Establishment in the neighborhood.

The source confirmed that the attack left one person dead and 9 others injured.

The source added that 2 other mortar shells fell in the “14” neighborhood in al-Wafideen Camp, injuring 4 citizens, 3 of them women, who were rushed to al-Qtaifeh National Hospital for treatment.

In Aleppo city, terrorists targeted al-Ashrafieh neighborhood with rocket shells, killing five civilians and injuring 20 others.

A source in Aleppo province said in a statement to SANA that the terrorist attack claimed the lives of five civilians including a young girl and injured 20 others, noting that the number of casualties is likely rise due to the serious injuries of some of the victims.

The attack caused material damage to a number of cars, buildings and shops, the source added, explaining that the rockets were fired from Bani Zeid neighborhood where hundreds of members of terrorist organizations are holed up, mostly from the “Shohada’a Badr brigade” which is affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra.

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