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Syrian Government Continues to Shell Rebel-Held Areas after Earthquake

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Members of the Algerian rescue team and Syrian army soldiers search for survivors at the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria February 8, 2023.

Firas Makdesi/Reuters

Syrian government forces have continued to bomb earthquake-stricken areas of the country controlled by opposition groups, according to a human-rights watchdog and a leading coalition of opposition figures.

According to a new report by the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, the continued shelling by government forces killed two people and injured six others:

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Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.

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