Syrian And Russian Air Strikes On The Rebel-Held Enclave On The Outskirts Of The Capital Damascus Continue

Daily Mail: More than 250 innocent civilians are killed and multiple hospitals are obliterated in two days of air strikes by Syria and Russia as Assad prepares ground assault against rebels

* WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
* Syrian and Russian airstrikes killed more than 100 in Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday
* This takes the total civilian death toll to more than 250 people in 48 hours
* Harrowing pictures show some of the 20 boys and girls killed in the airstrikes
* Damascus also sent pro-regime fighters to the Kurdish-controlled Afrin region

Syrian and Russian air strikes on a rebel-held enclave on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, have killed more than 100 civilians for the second day in a row.

Air strikes, rockets and artillery fire have been battering Eastern Ghouta enclave in apparent preparation for a government ground assault.

At least 250 civilians have been killed since the escalation began on Sunday, among them dozens of children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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More News On Syrian And Russian Air Strikes Continuing On The Rebel-Held Enclave On The Outskirts Of The Capital Damascus

Syria war: Eastern Ghouta bombing 'catastrophic' -- BBC
Syria's Ghouta residents 'wait to die' as more bombs fall -- Reuters
New strikes kill 10 in rebel-held suburbs of Syrian capital -- AP
Fresh strikes on Syria enclave kill 10: monitor -- AFP
Syria, Russia pound rebel enclave, put clinic out of service -- AFP

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At least 260 dead after days of government airstrikes in Syria: report -- Global News/AP
Rebels in Syria Prepare for Final Assad Assault on Ghouta -- VOA
Fresh strikes kill civilians in Syrian rebel enclave -- The Guardian
Hundreds dead in 'relentless bombing' of Eastern Ghouta -- Al Jazeera
'It's not a war. It's a massacre': scores killed in Syrian enclave -- The Guardian
Fears and outrage over bloodshed in Syria enclave -- AFP
Russia, Iran Urged To Press Syria To End 'Massacre' In Ghouta -- RFE
Russia denies role in deadly air strikes on Syria's Eastern Ghouta -- AFP
Doctors forced to use expired drugs as 300 die in Syria's Eastern Ghouta -- CNN
'The hospitals are overflowing with blood': Doctors struggle to cope in Eastern Ghouta -- Middle East Eye
UN chief 'deeply alarmed' by Eastern Ghouta violence -- AFP
Former US ambassador: 'Syrian situation extremely dangerous' -- DW