One person has been killed and several others injured in Syria when mortar shells fired by foreign-backed militants hit areas in the west of Damascus.\n<\/p>\n
Police officials said on Thursday that a mortar shell hit a bus station in the al-Abasiyeen area of the capital, killing a young man and injuring eight others, Syria\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s official news agency SANA reported.\n<\/p>\n
Two mortar shells fell near the Dirar Mosque in Bab Sharqi district, injuring fourteen people, according to the officials.\n<\/p>\n
Another shell landed near a local hospital. No casualties have been reported for that incident.\n<\/p>\n
Two mortar shells also hit Souq al-Hal in al-Zablatani area, injuring seven citizens and causing material damage.\n<\/p>\n
Over the past few months, the Syrian capital has come under mortar attacks by the militant groups holed up on the outskirts of the city.\n<\/p>\n
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.\n<\/p>\n
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.\n<\/p>\n
Damascus says the West and its regional allies, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are supporting the militants.\n<\/p>\n
In an interview broadcast on Turkish television in April, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIf the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control\u2026 the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,\u201d he stated.\n<\/p>\n
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