[An Nahar] Fifteen people were killed on Friday in shelling on Damascus, among them six in the heart of the Syrian capital, as the Mohammedan fasting month of Ramadan entered its third day, a watchdog said."Six people were killed when three shells (likely launched by rebels) hit Storied Baghdad
...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
street, in the center of the city. Nine others were killed in a massive (regime) shelling of Qaboon in northwestern Damascus," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Several people were also maimed, the Britannia-based watchdog said without giving further details.
"Shelling and festivities have raged non-stop in Qaboon all throughout the day," said the watchdog, which relies on a broad network of activists, doctors and lawyers for its reports.