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Terrorists Shell Southern Damascus: Casualties Reported

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Daesh terrorists conducted a mortar attack on the southern areas of the Syrian capital, the SANA news agency reported, citing police sources.

According to the police source, as quoted by the SANA, one person is dead and at least four were injured as a result of the shelling. Some bombs also fell in the vicinity of the Damascus-Deraa motorway. Daesh conducted the attack from their advanced outposts in Al-Hajar al-Aswad and Yarmouk Camp in south Damascus.

The terrorist attack took place amid the ongoing operation of the Syrian government forces in the area, which started on April 20, after Daesh military groups refused to leave the city.

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At the moment the forces of the Syrian Arab Republic overwhelmed defences of Daesh in few areas. The SANA agency reports, that the lines of defence of the terrorists were breached in Al-Aasali, Jura and Al-Hajar al-Aswad.

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