At least one civilian has been killed and two others injured after foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government targeted a residential area in western Damascus.
On Tuesday afternoon, mortar shells fired by anti-government forces slammed into the Kafr Sousa neighborhood, killing one person and injuring two others, the official SANA news agency reported.
The attack damaged a number of cars parked in the area.
Foreign-sponsored militants also fired mortar shells at the Qasaa neighborhood in central Damascus.
There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.
Meanwhile, two mortar shells fell near the al-Firdous Mosque in Baghdad Street, causing material damage and a fire at the site.
Over the past few weeks, Damascus has come under increasing mortar fire from anti-government militant groups holed up in the suburbs of the capital.
Syrian army troops continue their operations against armed groups in these suburbs in a bid to flush them out.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants fighting in the country are foreign nationals.