Thank goodness these children were saved.
Plucked from the rubble: The moment Syrian children were saved after Assad airstrike on rebel-held suburb of Damascus
PUBLISHED: 13:23 EST, 27 December 2014 | UPDATED: 17:31 EST, 27 December 2014
These shocking pictures show men rescuing young children from burning rubble near Damascus after Syrian airstrikes on a rebel-held town.
Horrifying images from the scene showed that the attacks, on the Duma suburb of the Syrian capital, killed at least one person.
Men were seen clutching terrified toddlers as they ran through the dust-covered neighbourhood to safety.
Two Syrian men hold on to toddlers rescued from burning rubble as they make their way to safety after an airstrike on Duma, Damascus
Parents run through their dust-covered neighbourhood moments after bombs were dropped on the rebel-held town
A man carries an injured child to a motorcycle after the attack, which rebels blamed on forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Activists say the airstrikes were carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who remains in power after more than three years of violence in the country.
Around 200,000 people have been killed in the conflict between Assad's forces and the rebels, with millions more fleeing to neighbouring nations.
Today's attacks came as the Syrian government announced that it was willing to begin 'preliminary consultations' in Moscow aimed at restarting peace talks, but the rebels dismissed the initiative
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Plucked from the rubble: The moment Syrian children were saved after Assad airstrike on rebel-held suburb of Damascus
- Shocking pictures show Syrian children being rescued from burning rubble
- Parents carried terrified toddlers as they ran through dust-covered streets
- Attacks hit the Duma suburb of the capital Damascus, killing at least one
- Activists say airstrikes were carried out by forces loyal to President Assad
- Around 200,000 people have been killed in the conflict since 2011
PUBLISHED: 13:23 EST, 27 December 2014 | UPDATED: 17:31 EST, 27 December 2014
These shocking pictures show men rescuing young children from burning rubble near Damascus after Syrian airstrikes on a rebel-held town.
Horrifying images from the scene showed that the attacks, on the Duma suburb of the Syrian capital, killed at least one person.
Men were seen clutching terrified toddlers as they ran through the dust-covered neighbourhood to safety.
Two Syrian men hold on to toddlers rescued from burning rubble as they make their way to safety after an airstrike on Duma, Damascus
Parents run through their dust-covered neighbourhood moments after bombs were dropped on the rebel-held town
A man carries an injured child to a motorcycle after the attack, which rebels blamed on forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Activists say the airstrikes were carried out by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who remains in power after more than three years of violence in the country.
Around 200,000 people have been killed in the conflict between Assad's forces and the rebels, with millions more fleeing to neighbouring nations.
Today's attacks came as the Syrian government announced that it was willing to begin 'preliminary consultations' in Moscow aimed at restarting peace talks, but the rebels dismissed the initiative
Continue reading at:
Syrian children saved after Assad airstrike on rebel-held suburb of Damascus Daily Mail Online