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'No Words Will Do Justice': Onslaught On Syrian Suburb Kills Some 100 Civilians

The rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, one of the few left in Syria, has been bombarded by pro-regime forces recently — and UNICEF and other aid groups have struggled to describe the carnage.
A Syrian man carries a child injured in the government bombing of eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on Monday.

An onslaught by the Syrian government and its allies has killed about 100 civilians since Sunday in the suburbs of the country's capital, Damascus, according to a U.K.-based and a . The groups say the aerial bombardment has targeted a rebel-held region known as eastern Gouta, smashing parts of at least five hospitals and leaving more

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