Mortar rounds hit Christian district of Damascus

The Syrian armed rebels launched mortar attacks on a Christian-populated area of the Capital Damascus on Monday. Two mortar shells fired by the militants hit an area in Al-Abaseen district near Sayyeda Damascus church. No casualties or damage to properties were reported. Monday was the second consecutive day of rebels' mortar attacks on the Christian-populated districts near Sayyeda Damascus church in the Central parts of the Syrian capital. On Sunday, a mortar shell was also fired an area in Al-Qasour district near Sayyeda Damascus church. No one was killed or injured in the mortar attack, but some damage to the surrounding buildings were reported. Meantime, three other mortar shells hit Al-Qassani district yesterday and injured a number of civilians in the area. The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when sporadic pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states. The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history. As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists. Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.