Militants of the so-called Jaysh al-Islam terrorist group fired rocket shells on Thursday at residential neighborhoods in East Ghota of Damascus, leaving 3 citizens killed and 20 others wounded.

Militants of the so-called Jaysh al-Islam terrorist group fired rocket shells on Thursday at residential neighborhoods in East Ghota of Damascus, leaving 3 citizens killed and 20 others wounded, Al-Manar TV correspondent reported.

A source at Damascus police told SANA news agency that the rocket attacks damaged houses and burned a number of cars.

Meanwhile, a source at Damascus hospital said that bodies of two martyrs and several injured civilians , some of them in critical condition, arrived in the hospital.

Takfiri groups operating in Syria launch frequent attack against residential area, in an attempt to retaliate against army blows.

Syria was hit by a violent unrest since mid-March 2011, where the western media reports accuse countries, mainly the USA, Turkey and Saudi Arabia of orchestrating the civil conflict in the country and providing terrorist groups with money, weapons and trained mercenaries.

In May 2011, Syrian army launched a wide-scale operation against armed groups and gunmen operating in the country, who are retaliating by carrying out terrorists attack against residential areas across the state.