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Nearly 100 civilians, including 20 children, killed in worst Syria shelling since 2015 | The Indian Express

Nearly 100 civilians, including 20 children, killed in worst Syria shelling since 2015 | The Indian Express



Nearly 100 civilians, including 20 children, killed in worst Syria shelling since 2015

The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as White Helmets, said the shelling and airstrikes killed 98 and that some people are still under the rubble. The Observatory says 20 children and 15 women were among those killed on Monday.

By: AP | Beirut | Updated: February 20, 2018 4:25 pm
Syrian activists say shelling of Damascus suburb killed 98 people
This photo was provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Ghouta Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows an injured Syrian man who was wounded by the shelling of the Syrian government forces, waits to receive treatment at a makeshift hospital, in Ghouta, suburb of Damascus, Syria. (Ghouta Media Center via AP)

A Syrian monitoring group and paramedics say government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held suburbs of the capital, Damascus, killed at least 98 people on Monday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it was the deadliest day in three years in the area known as Eastern Ghouta.
The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as White Helmets, said the shelling and airstrikes killed 98 and that some people are still under the rubble.
The Observatory says 20 children and 15 women were among those killed on Monday.
Syrian activists say shelling of Damascus suburb killed 98 peopleThe photo shows members of the Syrian Civil Defense run to help survivors from a street that attacked by airstrikes and shelling of the Syrian government forces, in Ghouta, suburb of Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
The targeted suburbs have been subjected to weeks-long bombardment that has killed and wounded hundreds of people.
Opposition activists say government forces have brought in reinforcements in preparation for a wider offensive on the area _ the last main rebel stronghold near Damascus.
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