Damascus city and province, 03-11-2013: A brief summary of events so far today in Damascus city and province on Sunday November 3rd, 2013-11-03 (with four videos

Regime forces are again subjecting many areas of Damascus city and province to brutal aerial and/or ground bombardment, using every kind of weapon. The already catastrophic humanitarian situation for the tens of thousands of civilian residents in the regime-besieged areas is continuing to deteriorate, with the most vulnerable groups – children, women and elderly people – worst affected by the famine and disease resulting from the months-long withholding of all supplies of food, medicine, fuel and all essentials by Assad's forces. The humanitarian crisis has been further exacerbated by the regime's severing of water and electricity supplies.

Yalda is once again under ferocious mortar bombardment by Assad’s forces, while in Yabroud several civilian residents have been confirmed killed and dozens more injured as a result of the similarly barbaric and indiscriminate bombardment.

Other areas targeted by Assad’s forces include Kafr Batna and Jisreen, which have come under heavy artillery bombardment, while the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp has again been subjected to mortar shelling by regime forces, with Assad’s MiG warplanes overflying the camp.

Zabadani and towns and villages in the East Ghouta area of Damascus province have once again been subjected to ferocious heavy artillery bombardment, with regime reconnaissance aircraft overflying East Ghouta.

In Douma, Assad’s forces are using mortars to target residential neighbourhoods, while in Maleha rocket launcher shelling has resulted in a large number of casualties, including women and children.

Clashes have again taken place in a number of locations between the heroes of the FSA and regime forces attempting to storm the liberated areas, with heavy fighting on the outskirts of Al Sabineh and Al Hajira between the FSA and regime troops who are, as usual, backed by foreign mercenaries from the Iraqi Abu Fadl al Abbas Brigades. The FSA has managed to recapture a number of buildings previously occupied by the foreign mercenaries. Heavy fighting has also taken place on the western outskirts of Moadamiyeh between FSA forces and Assad’s Republican Guards, who are attempting to storm the besieged town under cover of gunfire from the regime’s infamous Fourth Armoured Division.

Videos from Damascus city and province today, Sunday November 3rd, 2013: Yalda: Regime forces use mortars and heavy machine guns against residential neighbourhoods of Yalda: https://youtu.be/hRHdR-BhZnI

Zabadani: Black smoke again billows over the town of Zabadani from frenzied regime heavy artillery and tank bombardment: https://youtu.be/Gttbzyxd6Og

East Ghouta: Regime reconnaisance aircraft over East Ghouta: https://youtu.be/0yl0lqJxtrQ

Qaboun: FSA forces carried out a successful attack on regime troops who were attempting to covertly enter the area.https://youtu.be/ktDltP4VW0o type

From: Yalda Coordination Committees