A mortar shell fired by terrorists on al-Wafideen Camp neighborhood in the countryside of Damascus on Saturday left a child dead and a woman injured, according to a Police Command source.

A mortar shell fired by terrorists on al-Wafideen Camp neighborhood in the countryside of Damascus on Saturday left a child dead and a woman injured, according to a Police Command source.

The attack also caused material damage in the site, the source told SANA reporter.

Several residential areas in Damascus city were also shelled by terrorist organizations.

One of the shells landed on the roof of one of the houses in al-Salehiyeh neighborhood, while three others fell in al-Adawi neighborhood.

The terrorist groups also fired DShK shells that hit buildings in George Khouri Square and near al-Tijara Park.

The attacks caused material damage only without any human casualties, the source confirmed.

Aleppo

Eight civilians were injured Saturday when terrorists from al-Nusra Front (Qaeda branch in the Levant) and several armed groups operating under its command targeted neighborhoods in Aleppo city.

The terrorists fired rocket shells on the neighborhoods of al-Neel Street and the Mogambo, leaving eight people injured, a source at Aleppo Police Command said in a statement to SANA reporter.

The attacks caused material damage to the public and private properties, the source added.

Terrorist groups have recently intensified their attacks in several provinces, continually breaching the cessation of hostilities agreement since it first came into effect on February 27.