(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta suburbs as regime forces and Russia step up aerial and ground bombing on the besieged suburbs near Damascus, opposition news feeds said on Sunday.
The strikes targeted the towns of Hammouriya and Harasta, women and children reportedly killed in the attack.
On Saturday, six civilians were killed in Arbin and two in Harasta, according to Anadolu Agency.
The regime airstrikes targeted Haresta, Madyara, Arbin and Misraba areas.
Last Tuesday, the Assad regime agreed to the terms of the Russian-proposed truce, which covers the Eastern Ghouta district.
Eastern Ghouta falls within a network of de-escalation zones -- endorsed by Turkey, Russia and Iran -- in which acts of aggression are expressly forbidden.
Nevertheless, regime forces have maintained their attacks on the district, leaving dozens of civilians dead or injured.
According to local civil defense sources, at least 140 civilians have been killed by regime forces in the area in the period from Nov. 14 to Dec. 2.
Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating civil war that began in early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting and more than 10 million displaced, according to the U.N. (With AA)
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