13 dead as Syria planes hit rebel bastions near Damascus: NGO
Beirut (AFP) April 13, 2014 - Syrian warplanes on Sunday launched an offensive against a string of opposition bastions on the edges of the capital, including the besieged Eastern Ghouta area, a monitoring group said. "Warplanes carried out two air strikes against areas of Douma," northeast of Damascus, killing 13 people, including three women and three children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. One of th ... more

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