In Syria, fourteen civilians were killed when Islamic State group jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of eastern Deir Ezzor city. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights three children were among the dead in the regime-held Al-Joura district. <br/><br/>The shelling hit just before families were gathering to break the Ramadan fast, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said yesterday. He said over 40 people had been wounded, including women and children. Some of them are in critical condition.<br/>'<br/>More than 320,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict broke out in March 2011. <br/>