The Latest: Death toll from Syria airstrikes rises to 55
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): Syrian activists and first responders say airstrikes on a besieged rebel-held area near Damascus have killed at least 55 people, updating an earlier toll. Syrian government and allied Russian forces have been pounding the eastern Ghouta suburbs of the capital for two days. First responders known as the White Helmets say 55 people were killed Tuesday, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 70. Russia has waged a punishing aerial campaign against ...
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