(Zaman AL Wals)- Russian air strikes on an Eastern Ghouta suburb near Damascus have killed at least 30 people, the Revolution Local Committees said Tuesday.
The local monitoring group said at least 30 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in vacuum missile attacks on Bezzina village in the besieged Ghouta suburbs.
The death toll of Russian air strikes on Ghouta towns in the last few week has risen to 200 people, mostly from Douma city.
Russia began a major aerial campaign on Sept. 30 in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its ally, who earlier in the year suffered a series of setbacks including the loss of Idlib province and other areas of crucial strategic importance.
Moscow says its air strikes target Islamic State militants but rebels and residents say they are causing hundreds of civilian casualties through indiscriminate bombing well away from the frontlines.
Residents say they distinguish Russian planes that fly at high altitudes in sorties from Syrian helicopters that mainly drop indiscriminate barrel bombs at much lower heights.
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The local monitoring group said at least 30 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in vacuum missile attacks on Bezzina village in the besieged Ghouta suburbs.
The death toll of Russian air strikes on Ghouta towns in the last few week has risen to 200 people, mostly from Douma city.
Russia began a major aerial campaign on Sept. 30 in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its ally, who earlier in the year suffered a series of setbacks including the loss of Idlib province and other areas of crucial strategic importance.
Moscow says its air strikes target Islamic State militants but rebels and residents say they are causing hundreds of civilian casualties through indiscriminate bombing well away from the frontlines.
Residents say they distinguish Russian planes that fly at high altitudes in sorties from Syrian helicopters that mainly drop indiscriminate barrel bombs at much lower heights.
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