Today, amid heavy fighting between the Syrian army and the rebel forces, a mortar hit a school, killing up to 29 people.
There are differing reports coming from both sides of the conflict, with SANA, the state news agency, reporting 29 deaths, and the rebel forces only reported nine casualties.
This is not the first time rebels have had their bombs and improvised explosives have civilian casualties, and have angered both sides of the conflict.
The state of conflict has escalated in Syria over the past couple of days, and this event did not help things much. There are reports that the Syrian government may be preparing to use chemical weapons in its fight against the rebel forces, an act completely against international law.
The US has already pulled its non-essential foreign personal in the region.
There is also a large portion of the population relying on the UN World Food Program for aid, which is becoming ever more difficult to provide as the safety of Syria's roads becomes compromised.
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