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October 04, 2016

Besieged Syria town fears becoming 'like Aleppo'
Douma, Syria (AFP) Oct 3, 2016
Air strikes shook a besieged rebel-held town east of the Syrian capital on Monday, sparking fears among civilians of a fate similar to battered Aleppo city. More than a dozen raids and several mortar rounds pounded Douma in the Eastern Ghouta opposition stronghold near Damascus, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group. The bombardment is part of a five-month offensive by government forces that has "chipped away at opposition territory" there, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rah ... read more

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