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The Pentagon says US fighter jets launched airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Mental health professionals say that women in Syria were already traumatised, but the recent earthquake has taken an additional psychological toll.
It was Begum's second appeal to return to the place of her birth.
With only one humanitarian crossing point open from Turkey to Syria, rescuers fear the slow aid will further harm Syrians already suffering from years of war.
The first 72 hours after the earthquake were crucial, but rescuers are now battling freezing conditions and the fall-out from civil war.
More than 11,200 people are known to have died so far.
A few brief moments of hope have emerged two days after the horrendous natural disaster.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 5,200 people.
Political pressures and changing weather could hamper the humanitarian efforts.
Within 24 hours of the 7.8 magnitude quake and a series of severe aftershocks, the estimated death toll was at more than 4,600 people.