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A man walks with his children near a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Saqba
A man walks with his children near a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus suburb of Saqba June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Msallam Abd Albaset (SYRIA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
An injured girl is carried to a hospital after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus suburb of Saqba
An injured girl is carried to a hospital after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus suburb of Saqba June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Msallam Abd Albaset (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A man with bloodstains on his shirt walks on rubble at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Saqba
A man with bloodstains on his shirt walks on rubble at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus suburb of Saqba June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Msallam Abd Albaset (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Men inspect damage at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Saqba
Men inspect the damage at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus suburb of Saqba June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Msallam Abd Albaset (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)