Syrian regime forces and allies have intensified bombing raids on the Syrian town of Douma in eastern Ghouta, a day after air strikes killed at least 40 civilians.
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday that at least 30 air raids have been mounted by Syrian and Russian warplanes on Douma since midnight.
According to AFP, the regime has used a combination of a fierce military onslaught and two negotiated withdrawals to empty out 95 percent of the enclave. However, negotiations failed this week and air strikes resumed on Friday.
"The bombing still hasn't stopped. There are three warplanes in the sky and two helicopters," said rescue worker Firas al-Dumi .
Another eight civilians were killed on Saturday as more bombing raids slammed into the town, the Britain-based Observatory said.
More than 1,600 civilians were left dead and thousands more wounded in eastern Ghouta since February 18, the Observatory stated earlier.
"There are some wounded who we couldn't operate on in time, and they died. We can't even count all the wounded" Firas told AFP.
