Militants shell residential areas of Damascus

One civilian was killed and six wounded as a result of the militants shelling on residential areas of Damascus and its suburbs in the past 24 hours, head of the Russian peace and reconciliation center in Syria, Major-General Yuri Yevtushenko, said. 

According to him, militants were violating a ceasefire agreement in five Syrian provinces and in eastern Ghouta, Interfax reported. 

The Russian military said yesterday that Syrian rebels were preventing civilians in eastern Ghouta from leaving dangerous areas.