3 killed, 22 wounded in Syria after mortar strikes

Three people were killed and 22 others wounded on Thursday in two explosions and a mortar attack against an old district of Syria’s capital of Damascus.

The attacks targeted the al-Kallaseh neighborhood in the old quarter of Damascus.

The incident came as part of daily attacks by the rebels positioned on the outskirts of Damascus.

Separately, the Syrian troops ambushed a rebel group in the southern province of Daraa, killing 20.

Some of those ambushed were foreign nationals, including a Saudi citizen.