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Airstrikes kill 10 near Syrian capital: monitor

Xinhua, November 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 10 people were killed on Saturday by airstrikes against the rebel bastion of Douma east of the capital Damascus, a monitor group reported.

"Warplanes believed to be Russians" carried out two airstrikes against the Damascus' eastern suburb of Douma, followed by a rocket fire that targeted the same area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The Syrian helicopters also dropped at least 16 barrel bombs against the city of Daraya west of the capital Damascus on Saturday, amid reports of injuries, according to the UK-based watchdog group.

The Syrian army has waged a broad offensive in tandem with the Russian airstrikes that have started pounding the terror groups' positions in Syria in late September.

The Syrian government officials hailed the Russian airstrikes as efficient in the war on terror, while the rebels accused Russia of aiding the administration of President Bashar al-Assad against the opposition. Endit