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Fresh air raids on Syria's Ghouta kill 14: monitor

Published: 05 Mar 2018 - 10:02 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 02:49 am
A Syrian walks with his bicycle amid debris of buildings after Assad Regime's airstrike hit residential areas in Eastern Ghouta's Douma town despite decisions to implement a ceasefire made separately by Russia and the UN Security Council, in Damascus, Syr

A Syrian walks with his bicycle amid debris of buildings after Assad Regime's airstrike hit residential areas in Eastern Ghouta's Douma town despite decisions to implement a ceasefire made separately by Russia and the UN Security Council, in Damascus, Syr

AFP

Beirut, Fresh air raids by the Syrian regime on the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta killed at least 14 civilians overnight, a monitor said Monday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said barrel bombs -- crude, improvised munitions that cause indiscriminate damage -- were used, including on the town of Hammuriyeh, where 10 people were killed.