Death toll in Syrian rebel enclave attack rises to 100

Map of Damascus locating areas of the besieged rebel enclave in Eastern Ghouta hit by regime strikes since 1 February. AFP
Map of Damascus locating areas of the besieged rebel enclave in Eastern Ghouta hit by regime strikes since 1 February. AFP

At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children were killed in a Syrian army bombardment of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, a war monitor reported in a new toll Tuesday.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman said the civilian death toll from Monday’s bombardment of the enclave outside Damascus was the heaviest since early 2015.