Air Strikes On Syria’s Ghouta Kill 10 In One Night

Air strikes on rebel areas of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed at least 10 civilians overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. The … Continue reading Air Strikes On Syria’s Ghouta Kill 10 In One Night

By Ronke Sanya Idowu

Updated March 16, 2018

Wounded Syrians receive medical attention at a makeshift clinic following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces in Kafr Batna, in the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on March 5, 2018 on the outskirts of Damascus. An international convoy cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime pounded the region, killing dozens as it seized more ground. At least 68 civilians were killed Monday, a monitor said, while the United Nations reported dozens of trucks carrying aid had reached the main town of Douma. Ammar SULEIMAN / AFP

FILE PHOTO: Wounded Syrians receive medical attention at a makeshift clinic following reported air strikes in the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: Ammar SULEIMAN / AFP

Air strikes on rebel areas of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed at least 10 civilians overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

The Britain-based monitoring group’s head, Rami Abdel Rahman, said the strikes were carried out by Russian warplanes on the Saqba area, in the south of the splintered enclave.

AFP