Airstrikes and artillery fire killed at least 15 civilians on Tuesday (January 9th) in a besieged opposition enclave near Damascus, AFP reported.
Three children were among the dead in Eastern Ghouta, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said the air raids were carried out by regime and Russian warplanes.
The deadliest strikes hit the Hammuriyeh district where eight civilians were killed, the monitor said.
"There are 85 wounded in total, some in critical condition, and the death toll could increase," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Eastern Ghouta was one of four "de-escalation zones" agreed under a deal between opposition and regime backers but the opposition stronghold remains the target of intense regime airstrikes.
Opposition groups controlling the region use it as a launch pad for rocket and mortar attacks on Damascus, where four people were killed Tuesday in bombardment on two neighbourhoods, according to state media.
