100s more killed in Syria conflict

INJURED and bloodied, a terrified young girl is rescued from the wreckage as air strikes batter the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta.

The attacks were carried out by the Syrian government just hours after the United Nations delayed a vote on a ceasefire.

Around 500 people have been killed in seven straight days of relentless bombing over the rebel-held district just outside Damascus.

Yesterday, a new wave of air strikes and shelling left at least 22 people dead and dozens wounded in Damascus.

It comes after the UN postponed a vote on a 30-day ceasefire to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of the critically ill. It was delayed due to last-minute demands by Syria’s ally Russia.

British-based monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, revealed that more than 100 children have been killed in the air strikes. And at least 12 children have been killed in Douma, where strikes are believed to have been carried out alongside Russian forces.

Alan Thomlinson, CAFOD’s Syria crisis programme manager, said: “The devastating bombardment is a stark reminder to us all that the conflict is not over in Syria. The humanitarian needs of millions of Syrians are greater now than at any time during this terrible conflict.”