Two children, a brother and a sister, died and up to dozens more civilians were injured in airstrikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources reported that this was the work of the Syrian regime. One source, LCCSY, blamed Russian, reporting that the children died when cluster bombs were dropped on the city.<\/p>\n
Other sources pointed towards the regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed \u201cgovernment forces shelling\u201d and later \u201cgovernment rocket launchers\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Syria News Desk reported that the regime struck \u201ccivilian neighborhoods and markets in Douma with five cluster bombs\u201d \u2013 killing the two children and wounding \u201cdozens\u201d more civilians.<\/p>\n
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