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February 8, 2018

Syria: Dozens Dead as U.S. Airstrikes Target Pro-Government Forces
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In Syria, U.S. warplanes have carried out strikes on Syrian
pro-government forces in Deir ez-Zor over what the Pentagon says was
retaliation for attacks on the U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab rebels.
Syria's government says the strikes left dozens of people dead or
wounded, and condemned U.S. "aggression." Meanwhile, the death toll in a
Syrian government offensive targeting rebels in the Damascus suburb of
Eastern Ghouta-and in Idlib province-has risen to 180, with human rights
groups saying 34 civilians, including 12 children, were killed in
attacks on Wednesday.


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