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Airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta

Updated 10:58 AM EST, Fri February 23, 2018
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Medics tend to a baby as a child cries next to them at a makeshift clinic in Douma, Syria, on Thursday, February 23. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F02%2F23%2Fmiddleeast%2Fsyria-eastern-ghouta-bombardment-fire-rockets-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">More than 400 civilians have been killed</a> this week in Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region, according to the head of the region's health department on Friday, February 23. Syrian regime forces have been pounding Eastern Ghouta with shells, mortars and bombs.
Medics tend to a baby as a child cries next to them at a makeshift clinic in Douma, Syria, on Thursday, February 23. More than 400 civilians have been killed this week in Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region, according to the head of the region's health department on Friday, February 23. Syrian regime forces have been pounding Eastern Ghouta with shells, mortars and bombs.
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A man rescues a child after a reported airstrike in the rebel-held town of Hamouria on Wednesday, February 21. Syria says it is targeting terrorists in Eastern Ghouta.
A man rescues a child after a reported airstrike in the rebel-held town of Hamouria on Wednesday, February 21. Syria says it is targeting terrorists in Eastern Ghouta.
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Members of a Syrian civil-defense team rescue a man in Hamouria on February 21.
Members of a Syrian civil-defense team rescue a man in Hamouria on February 21.
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A woman and children run for cover after bombing in Hamouria on Monday, February 19.
A woman and children run for cover after bombing in Hamouria on Monday, February 19.
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An injured child cries as he receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Hamouria on February 19.
An injured child cries as he receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Hamouria on February 19.
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A man carries an injured victim amid the rubble of buildings.
A man carries an injured victim amid the rubble of buildings.
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A boy waits to receive medical treatment at a field hospital on February 19.
A boy waits to receive medical treatment at a field hospital on February 19.
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Injured children are treated at a hospital in Douma.
Injured children are treated at a hospital in Douma.
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A wounded boy receives treatment in Douma following airstrikes on the village of Mesraba.
A wounded boy receives treatment in Douma following airstrikes on the village of Mesraba.
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A man carries an infant he rescued from the rubble in Hamouria on February 19.
A man carries an infant he rescued from the rubble in Hamouria on February 19.
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Injured children are treated at a hospital in Douma.
Injured children are treated at a hospital in Douma.
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Ghaith, a wounded 12-year-old boy, cries as he waits for treatment -- and news of his mother in the operating room -- at a makeshift hospital in Kafr Batna. They were hurt in airstrikes on the town of Jisreen.
Ghaith, a wounded 12-year-old boy, cries as he waits for treatment -- and news of his mother in the operating room -- at a makeshift hospital in Kafr Batna. They were hurt in airstrikes on the town of Jisreen.
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Children cry at a makeshift hospital in Douma.
Children cry at a makeshift hospital in Douma.
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A man weeps over his child, who was killed in the Mesraba airstrikes.
A man weeps over his child, who was killed in the Mesraba airstrikes.
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