Syrian regime warplanes killed five people in strikes hit a marketplace in Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus as people pouring to buy basic needs before the Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, local activists said Friday.
Two women and two children were killed in the aerial bombing on Hazzeh suburb. The raids hit also Ain Tarma and Jobar neighborhoods.
Regime forces recaptured a number of blocks in the Jobar from rebels on Wednesday and another area in Ain Tarma, more than a mile to the south, after stepping up attacks in that area, Reuters reporterd.
Syria's army and its allies have intensified attacks against insurgents in areas east of the capital in recent days.
Warplanes launched more than two dozen air strikes in Jobar and Ain Terma since Tuesday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reported.
Air strikes hit rebel-held districts east of Damascus on Thursday for the first time in weeks.
Rebel-held areas east of Damascus are besieged by the government and its allies, which include the Lebanese Hezbollah and Russia. Some rebel groups have also fought among themselves in recent months, which observers say makes it easier for government forces to attack and gain ground.
