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Eastern Ghouta hit with air strikes as civilians are evacuated

International attention has been focused in recent weeks mainly on the plight of civilians in eastern Ghouta, where the United Nations believes 400,000 people have been trapped under punishing bombardment.

Syrian people from easter Ghouta wait to be evacuated
Syrian people from eastern Ghouta wait near the safe corridor at al-Wafideen camp before evacuation, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. Source: AAP

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