Airstrikes outside Syrian capital kill at least 25 civilians
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BEIRUT - Russian and Syrian government forces launched a new wave of airstrikes on Tuesday, killing at least 25 civilians in a besieged area just outside of Syria's capital, Damascus, according to activists and a war monitoring group.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 towns in the Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus were bombed on Tuesday. The activist-run Ghouta Media Center said at least two, Douma and Harasta, was struck by ground-to-ground missiles.
The Syrian Civil Defense search-and-rescue group, known as the White Helmets, which works in opposition areas, called it "another bloody day for civilians" in Eastern Ghouta.
It released a video showing its workers rushing to rescue victims from underneath the rubble Tuesday. The Observatory said 35 people had been killed, while the Civil Defense put the death toll at 25.
