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Newshour: Syrian Civilians Flee Violence In Afrin and Ghouta

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17/03/2018 GMT

Syrian Civilians Flee Violence In Afrin and Ghouta

BBC World Service - Newshour, Syrian Civilians Flee Violence In Afrin and Ghouta

Syrian civilians are fleeing the enclaves of Afrin and Ghouta under relentless attack

Syrian civilians are fleeing the enclaves of Afrin and Ghouta under relentless attack.

Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians are fleeing the enclaves of Afrin and Ghouta under relentless attack. Seven years of civil war have driven nearly 12 million Syrians from their homes.

Also in the programme: Russia expels 23 British diplomats as the row over the nerve agent attack on a double agent continues.

Picture: Syrian civilians evacuate from the town of Jisreen in the southern Eastern Ghouta. Credit: stringer/AFP/Getty Images.

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