Death toll from Syria regime strikes hits 34

23 August 2015, 3:16 pm

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The toll from heavy government bombardment of a rebel stronghold outside the Syrian capital rises to 34 civilians, including 12 children, a monitoring group says.

The increased toll comes as nine people, including civilians, are killed in rocket attacks on a regime-held neighborhood northeast of Damascus, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

“There are now 34 civilians that were killed in Saturday’s attacks on Douma, among them 12 children and eight women,” says Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman.

Forces loyal to President Bashar Assad struck the rebel-held town of Douma with shells and aerial attacks on Saturday.

— AFP