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A truck of the Syrian Red Crescent drives as an aid convoy entered Daraya on June 1, 2016.

How The Syrian Regime Keeps Winning Territory, From An Army Defector's Perspective

Mar 24, 2018
What's happening in eastern Ghouta shows parallels with earlier offensives, from siege to surrender, according to a soldier turned rebel leader.
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The Two-Way
Syrian Army forces say have captured Mesraba and advanced into nearby farmland. It would be significant strategic victory for the government in wresting control of Douma from Islamist insurgents.

Syrian Army Seizes More Ground In Eastern Ghouta

Mar 10, 2018
The government onslaught on the rebel-held city intensified Saturday. Officials say they've captured Mesraba, effectively cleaving the area into three isolated parts.
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Volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defense help a man in Hamouria during shelling on rebel-held areas in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday. Heavy air strikes and clashes shook the Syrian rebel enclave as France and Britain called for an emergency U.N. Security Cou

Civilians Still Trapped In Eastern Ghouta, As Fighting Disrupts Aid Delivery

Mar 06, 2018
The first aid convoy in weeks reached the besieged neighborhood on Monday — but had to turn back early. A U.N. official says the plight of besieged civilians is one of the worst crises he's ever seen.
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Syrian civilians run after an aid covoy, not pictured as it entered the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Monday. The same day the Syrian regime pounded the region with fresh bombardment, killing dozens as it seized more ground.

Aid Begins To Reach Besieged Syrian Region, As Civilian Deaths Continue

Mar 05, 2018
Trucks loaded with food people have entered Eastern Ghouta, but many medical supplies were blocked. Despite an ostensible "humanitarian corridor," shelling continued as the aid was being delivered.
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Syrian children receive treatment at a makeshift clinic after a suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, late on Sunday. A child died and at least 13 othe

Despite U.N. Call For Cease-Fire, Strikes Continue On Damascus Suburb

Feb 26, 2018
Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held area home to more than 350,000 people, has suffered a barrage of attacks for days, and civilian deaths are continuing. Now Russia is calling for a "humanitarian corridor."
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Raed Fares, an activist in Kafranbel, Syria, posted these images to Facebook of scenes he said he woke to Monday after airstrikes hit a local hospital.

Why Civilians Are Being Targeted In Syria Airstrikes

Feb 07, 2018
Civilian death tolls are piling up as the Syrian regime and its ally Russia attack Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and parts of the northern Idlib province.
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