Why Civilians Are Being Targeted In Syria Airstrikes
Civilian death tolls are piling up as the Syrian regime and its ally Russia attack Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and parts of the northern Idlib province.
by Ruth Sherlock
Feb 07, 2018
3 minutes
Residents in parts of Syria have been experiencing some of the most terrifying days of their seven-year-long war.
This week, the Syrian government and its Russian ally pummeled towns and villages in the opposition-held northern Syrian province of Idlib with air attacks. A relentless series of payloads were dropped in the space of just a few hours in the darkness of Sunday night.
The dead are still being counted. Residents say dozens of people are
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