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Bombardment in southwestern Syria kills at least six as Damascus keeps up assault-monitor

By Reuters - Jul 17,2018 - Last updated at Jul 17,2018

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from al-Harak town, as seen from Deraa countryside, Syria June 25, 2018 (Reuters photo)

BEIRUT- Heavy bombardment killed at least six people in a village in southwestern Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, as the Syrian government pressed a Russian-backed offensive in the area.

UOSSM, a medical charity that operates in the area, said a barrel bomb dropped by government forces had killed more than 10 people in the village, Ain al-Tineh, most of them women and children.

Ahmad al-Dbis, UOSSM safety and security manager, said another 35 people had been wounded in the attack which he said had hit a school. The casualties had fled to the village from nearby parts of the southwest, where government forces have been waging an offensive for one month.

 

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