The commander of the Islamic Front, Zahran Alloush, said on Saturday that if the Syrian government does not stop offensives against militant-held positions in Ghouta, close to the eastern part of Damascus, they would launch the rocket attack, Turkish media reported.
Alloush, who is also the leader of the Jaysh al-Islam group, said in a message posted on Twitter that the militants have given time to the Syrian government “until Sunday to stop the attacks,” adding that if the assaults continue, they would strike the capital “with tens of missiles.”
He also called on the Damascus residents not to leave the city unless necessary.
Over 200,000 people have been killed in the crisis in Syria over the past nearly four years, according to reports. New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year alone.
Over 7.2 million Syrians have also become internally displaced due to the ongoing crisis, the UN says.
