At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday (October 26th) in Syrian regime shelling on opposition-held Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus, AFP reported.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "six civilians, including a child, killed by artillery fire in Douma and two others by a shell fired by regime forces in Saqba".
A deal between Turkey, Russia and Iran earlier this year created "de-escalation zones" in several parts of the country, including Eastern Ghouta.
One of the aims was to facilitate aid access to besieged areas, but humanitarian conditions remain dire in Eastern Ghouta, with malnutrition cases sparking fresh concern in recent days.
