Syrian children dive into a hole filled with water that was caused by a missile attack in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Sheikh Saeed in Aleppo province, Syria. ( The Associated Press ) Suspected government warplanes carried out several airstrikes in Syria's Hama province on Thursday, killing at least 25 people. ( The Associated Press )BEIRUT, LEBANON—Syria’s government secured a deal to restore its authority over another rebellious Damascus suburb on Thursday, while Syrian rebels captured new ground in a lightning advance on the central city of Hama and suspected government airstrikes killed 25 civilians in the surrounding province. Elsewhere in Syria on Thursday, at least 25 civilians, including six children, were killed in suspected government airstrikes on Hama province as rebels made new gains there, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the insurgents’ advance and said a series of airstrikes since early Thursday killed at least 25 civilians, including six children, in northern Hama province.

Source: thestar September 01, 2016 21:45 UTC