Syria: 39,000 Dead In 20 Month Conflict -- Al Bawaba
Damascus region was Thursday under heavy artillery fire by the Syrian army who carried out a major operation, reported the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR). Violence in Syria killed more than 39,000 people in 20 months, according to a new assessment by the London-based organization.
The artillery shelling concentrated on the towns of Daraya (southwest) and Mouadamiya al-Sham (north-east), according to the SOHR. Meanwhile, the network of activists of the General Commission of the Syrian revolution (CGRS) spoke about serious humanitarian situation faced by the inhabitants of these two localties.
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