Shelling Near Syrian Capital Hits Civilian Crisis Shelter, 30 Casualties Reported

Monitors say artillery fire from Syrian government forces hit a crisis shelter Sunday near Damascus, killing or wounding at least 30 civilians who had fled to the site to avoid nearby fighting between rebels and the Syrian army. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors and reports on fighting in the war-ravaged country, called the attack at the Barada Valley town of Deir Qanoon a massacre.  The observatory said it has confirmed seven deaths and a number of critical...

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