Air strike in Syria leaves at least 21 dead, including 14 children March 16, 2017 by shameen Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces on Damascus’ north eastern rebel-held al-Qaboun surburb on March 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / AMER ALMOHIBANY A rebel fighter stands amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in the rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria, on March 15, 2017. — AFP A Syrian man carries a child who was retrieved under the rubble of a collapsed building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Sakhur in the northern city of Aleppo on July 19, 2016. Civilians in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo expressed fears on July 18, 2016 of a lengthy government siege, as food supplies dwindled after regime troops seized the only road into the city’s east. The government advance, which has been backed by a Russian air offensive, is seen as a major setback for opposition forces in Syria’s second city. / AFP PHOTO / THAER MOHAMMED 14 children among dead in air strike in Syria’s Idlib Syrian security forces inspect the scene of a reported suicide bombing at the old palace of justice building in Damascus on March 15, 2017. Two suicide bombings hit Damascus including the attack at the central courthouse that left at least 32 dead, as Syria’s war entered its seventh year with the regime now claiming the upper hand. / AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara