At least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus on Sunday, a monitor said. The raids on the town of Douma, **rtheast of the capital, came as the conflict entered its fifth year and the death toll soared over 215,000. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government warplanes had carried out four raids on Douma, leaving women and children among the injured. The area has also been under a crippling government siege for nearly two years as part of a regime bid to break the rebel hold in the region.
03-16-2015, 07:45 AM
Syria air raids 'kill 18 near Damascus'
At least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus on Sunday, a monitor said. The raids on the town of Douma, **rtheast of the capital, came as the conflict entered its fifth year and the death toll soared over 215,000. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government warplanes had carried out four raids on Douma, leaving women and children among the injured. The area has also been under a crippling government siege for nearly two years as part of a regime bid to break the rebel hold in the region.
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