Syrian Observatory says eight killed in Ghouta air strikes
BEIRUT -- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said overnight air strikes killed at least eight people in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta.
The deaths were the first civilian casualties in the area - the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus - since a cessation of hostilities was declared there on Saturday. The strikes, targeting the town of Arbin, wounded an additional 30 people, it said.
The Civil Defence for rural Damascus, a rescue service operating in the area, said the dead included five children and two women.
