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The situation has further deteriorated with reports of escalating air strikes conducted by Russia and the Syrian government on areas held by insurgents. Graphic footage distributed by the White Helmets—a civil defense organization—claims to show the aftermath of a Syrian Army air strike that resulted in a child's death in eastern Aleppo. Such incidents are overwhelming local hospitals, which are already strained under the weight of the conflict, and further compounding the humanitarian catastrophe.