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January 2, 2018

Syrian Warplanes Pound Rebel-Controlled Damascus Suburb
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In Syria, government forces are continuing a massive bombing campaign on
the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Ghouta. Video uploaded to social media
on New Year's Day shows massive explosions ripping apart entire
buildings in Eastern Ghouta, which has been besieged by Syrian
government forces since 2013. There are currently about 400,000
civilians in Eastern Ghouta, where supplies of medicine, food and water
are dwindling.


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