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Air strikes kill 30 civilians in Syria’s rebel Douma

Eight children were among the dead in the town of Douma.

Updated on: Apr 8, 2018, 10:00:48 IST
Agence France-Presse, Beirut | By
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Syrian regime air strikes killed at least 30 civilians on Saturday in the last rebel pocket in the former opposition bastion of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, a war monitor said.

A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 30, 2018. (Reuters Photo)
A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 30, 2018. (Reuters Photo)

Eight children were among the dead in the town of Douma, according to the updated toll from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on sources on the ground.

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