In Pictures: Dozens of civilians killed in deadly Syrian air strikes

Syrian government air strikes and artillery pounded the towns of Douma, Beit Sawa and Hammouriyeh in the insurgent-controlled suburbs on Wednesday (Feb 7), killing 31 civilians. Another 65 were injured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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Feb 08, 2018, 09:09 AM

An injured child receives treatment at a hospital after bombings in Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria, on Feb 7, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Syrian civil defence volunteers attempting to put out a fire in the city of Maaret al-Numan in the rebel-held Idlib province, following reported regime air strikes.
PHOTO: AFP

Children walk on rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma in Damascus, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS

Syrians run in the rubble of buildings to rescue victims following regime air strikes in Douma.
PHOTO: AFP

People hold an injured man following an airstrike in Douma.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman in Douma walks in the rubble following regime air strikes. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian man carries an injured child through the streets of Douma after air strikes. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke plumes rising following air strikes on Feb 7, 2018, in the rebel-held town of Arbin on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian air force MiG-23 jet dropping a payload during an air strike in Arbin on Feb 7, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian man looks at rubble following air strikes in rebel-held Douma. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian civil defence volunteers and other civilians attempt to remove rubble from the site of a collapsed building to rescue victims trapped following air strikes in Arbin. PHOTO: AFP

Injured people inside a hospital after air strikes in Douma. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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