Hujjat al-Islam "Sayyed Farhan Hassan al-Mansour," Preacher at the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Zainab (SA), Martyred in Bomb Explosion on Fatemieh Street in the Zainabiyah District of Damascus
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced on Sunday that armed groups affiliated with the Syrian Transitional Government have sharply increased their pressure on Alawite neighborhoods in Damascus, and in the latest move, they have given residents of the al-Sumaria neighborhood a 24-hour deadline to evacuate their homes.
Local media in Syria reported on Tuesday that unknown gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus traveling along the Damascus–Suwayda Road, resulting in several casualties.
Some Syrian and Iraqi media outlets reported on Sunday morning that an explosion was heard near the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeynab (SA) in the Damascus countryside.