MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting several opposition factions and militant groups, such as the Daesh and al-Nusra Front.
A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire came into force across Syria on February 27. It was supported by Damascus, as well as by dozens of opposition groups on the ground. Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra (Nusra Front), both outlawed in Russia, were not part of the deal.
"In Damascus, Nusra Front militants carried out mortar shelling of a hospital near Harasta and a convalescent home near Dahiyat al-Asad," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.
"As a result, seven civilians [including a child] were killed and another eight were wounded," the bulletin said.