<p>Volunteers with the Syrian Civil Defense were confronted by a shocking scene on March 8 in Douma, when they found a young girl with only her head sticking out from the rubble of a destroyed building.</p><p>The rescue workers named the girl as Sundus. “Words came out of her mouth filled with dirt,” they said: “I want my mother, I want my sisters.”</p><p>The Syrian Civil Defense said the girl survived the ordeal.</p><p>Strikes hit several areas in East Ghouta on March 8, killing at least 25 people on March 8, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights</a>. This was in addition to scores more killed the previous night.</p><p>Pro-opposition activists</a> reported that Kafr Batna and Saqba towns were hit by cluster bombs.</p><p>On the same day, the Syrian regime forces reportedly advanced against rebel factions, the Syrian state agency SANA said</a>. Credit: Syrian Civil Defense via Storyful</p><br />
