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Death toll in Damascus enclave rising dramatically

In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a member of the Syrian Civil Defense group carries a boy who was wounded during airstrikes and shelling by Syrian government forces in Ghouta, Syria.
Syrian warplanes have this month intensified their strikes on the area, which lies just east of Damascus and is home to around 400,000 civilians. Source: Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP

Continuing nights of air strikes in Ghouta, the rebel-held enclave within Syria's capital Damascus, have killed at least 250 people in just 48 hours. Pro-government forces with heavy weaponry have surrounded Ghouta, and the United Nations says it is deeply concerned about the fate of hundreds of thousands of civilians.


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Continuing nights of air strikes in Ghouta, the rebel-held enclave within Syria's capital Damascus, have killed at least 250 people in just 48 hours. Pro-government forces with heavy weaponry have surrounded Ghouta, and the United Nations says it is deeply concerned about the fate of hundreds of thousands of civilians.



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