At least 23 civilians were killed today as Syrian government airstrikes pounded a rebel-held enclave near the capital Damascus, a monitor says.
The region of Eastern Ghouta is home to an estimated 400,000 people living under government siege and facing escalating bombardment in recent weeks.
“Dozens of airstrikes hit several areas in Eastern Ghouta, killing 23 civilians including four children,” says Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor.
The deadliest raids hit a market in the town of Beit Sawa, killing nine civilians including two children.
Another six civilians, including a young girl, were killed in bombardment on the town of Hazzeh.
The remaining eight were killed in strikes across the rest of the besieged region, and more than 80 people were wounded, the Observatory says.
— AFP
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