Posts Tagged: Ghouta Syria
Syrian Warplanes Strike Eastern Ghouta Despite Russian Truce
Syrian government warplanes struck the eastern Ghouta region on Tuesday and Damascus accused rebels of shelling a safe route out, despite a Russian call for a five-hour truce that failed to halt one of the most devastating...
Monitor: Airstrike Kills Syrian Family of Nine in Rebel-Held Ghouta
A family of nine was killed in a Syrian government strike on eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said on Monday, as Russia said a truce...
More Bombs Fall on Syria’s Eastern Ghouta Ahead of UN Vote
A new wave of bombs struck Syria's eastern Ghouta unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire across the country. For a sixth straight day, warplanes have...
UN Pleads for Truce to Avert ‘Massacre’ as Strikes Hit Syria’s Ghouta for Fifth Day
Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday as the United Nations pleaded for a ceasefire...
Syria’s Ghouta Residents ‘Wait to Die’ as Bombs Fall
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their "turn to die" on Wednesday, amid one of the most intense bombardments of the...
More Bombs Fall on Syria’s Ghouta After Heaviest Toll in Years
Pro-government forces bombarded Syria's eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people, after the heaviest one-day death toll there in three years on Monday,...
