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February 9, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/syria-east-ghouta-third-day-bombing

Syrian Government Bombing of Rebel Enclave Kills 200 in Four Days

(Guardian-UK) Kareem Shaheen - Residents of the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta have endured a relentless bombardment campaign by the government of Bashar al-Assad that has so far killed more than 200 people in the past four days. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 59 civilians, including 15 children, had been killed on Thursday alone. Paulo Pinheiro, chair of the UN commission of inquiry tasked with investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, said, "What is happening in eastern Ghouta is not simply a humanitarian crisis because aid is denied. These sieges involve the international crimes of indiscriminate bombardment and deliberate starvation of the civilian population."

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