According to reports, militants have opened fire on the center of the Syrian capital Damascus with several shells exploding in the central Abbasid square.
Sources in Syria's police office say shelling has caused significant material damage.
https://t.co/i0tiu16VMh BREAKING: Terrorist artillery attacks kill civilians in central Damascus https://t.co/PM2iaYhr6U pic.twitter.com/UPdgFCTQxC
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Since January parties to the conflict together with negotiation's brokers — Russia, Turkey and Iran — have been conducting talks on Syrian peace settlement in the Kazakhstan's capital — Astana. The seventh round of negotiations took place earlier this week and, according to some sources at the talks, sides were discussing the possibility of establishing a new de-escalation zone in southern Damascus.