Recent News Headlines : Eastern Ghouta - Syria

REBELS RETREAT IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA AS THOUSANDS FLEE


'Scorched earth' policy by Syrian troops forces rebels to regroup as civilians run for their lives in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 405

UN: WAR CRIMES LIKELY COMMITTED IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


Hussein said civilians were being pounded into submission or death in the Syrian government offensive and that aid was being prevented from entering the area... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 2757

EASTERN GHOUTA DEVASTATION SEEN FROM SPACE


In one district, 93 percent of buildings had been damaged or destroyed by December, according to UN satellite imagery analysis... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 2428

SYRIAN REGIME BLOCKING EASTERN GHOUTA AID CONVOY


The United Nations says it has not received Syrian government permission to deliver humanitarian aid to rebel-held Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1410

EASTERN GHOUTA BOMBARDMENT: 674 SYRIA CIVILIANS KILLED IN 13 DAYS


Eastern Ghouta, home to nearly 400,000 people, has been besieged by the Syrian government since opposition groups took control of the area in the mid-2013... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 4062

SYRIA REGIME STRIKES REBEL ENCLAVE AS AID TRUCKS WAIT


According to the United Nations, three quarters of all private housing in Eastern Ghouta have been damaged and hundreds of civilian need life-saving medical evacuations... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 0

SYRIA REGIME STRIKES REBEL ENCLAVE AS AID TRUCKS WAIT


Russia and its allies in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime have blamed the humanitarian deadlock on the armed groups controlling Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 0

US CONDEMNS SYRIA'S 'CONTEMPT' FOR UN AS GHOUTA ATTACK CONTINUES


The United States has accused Russia and the Syrian government of violating the Eastern Ghouta ceasefire at a United Nations Security Council meeting... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1394

EASTERN GHOUTA: SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FORCES CLASH WITH REBELS


Eastern Ghouta has been under continuous aerial bombardment since February 18, when Russian-backed Syrian warplanes stepped up their campaign against opposition fighters in the area... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1741

SECOND RUSSIA TRUCE ATTEMPT IN EASTERN GHOUTA COMES INTO EFFECT


As attacks in the Syrian enclave continued during first truce attempt, a second try to evacuate the injured begins... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1156

FRESH VIOLENCE MARS FIRST DAY OF SYRIA ENCLAVE 'TRUCE'


The Syrian government lost control of Eastern Ghouta in 2012 and has besieged it almost ever since... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 0

NO AID DELIVERIES OR REFUGEE EXODUS AS VIOLENCE RAGES ON FIRST DAY OF 'PAUSE' IN SYRIA'S BESIEGED ENCLAVE GHOUTA


A humanitarian pause announced by Russia in Syria's deadly bombardment of eastern Ghouta failed to end violence Tuesday, with fresh bloodshed and no sign... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 12

EASTERN GHOUTA CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS KILL FOUR


Syria's war Eastern Ghouta ceasefire violations kill four... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 2959

FRESH VIOLENCE MARS FIRST DAY OF SYRIA ENCLAVE 'TRUCE'


The Syrian government lost control of Eastern Ghouta in 2012 and has besieged it almost ever since... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 0

FRESH VIOLENCE MARS FIRST DAY OF SYRIA ENCLAVE 'TRUCE'


The Syrian government lost control of Eastern Ghouta in 2012 and has besieged it almost ever since... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 0

FRESH VIOLENCE MARS FIRST DAY OF SYRIA ENCLAVE 'TRUCE'


The Syrian government lost control of Eastern Ghouta in 2012 and has besieged it almost ever since... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

FRESH VIOLENCE MARS FIRST DAY OF SYRIA ENCLAVE 'TRUCE'


The Syrian government lost control of Eastern Ghouta in 2012 and has besieged it almost ever since... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

CHEMICAL WEAPONS WATCHDOG INVESTIGATES GHOUTA ATTACKS, SOURCES SAY


Use of chlorine as a chemical weapons is prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

HUMANITARIAN 'PAUSE' TAKES EFFECT IN SYRIA ENCLAVE


A statement by Russia's Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said the decision to enforce a humanitarian pause was made jointly with Damascus... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 80

RUSSIA-SPONSORED TRUCE BEGINS IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


A five-hour truce comes into effect in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, after intense government bombardment kills more than 550... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 2941

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


The United Nations said 76 percent of private housing in Eastern Ghouta has been damaged... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


Russia's defence ministry warned the situation in Eastern Ghouta was continuing to escalate ... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

'NO ONE LIKES TO DIE SILENTLY'


Journalists in Eastern Ghouta 'No one likes to die silently'... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 1557

'CHLORINE GAS' USED IN ATTACK IN EASTERN GHOUTA AS SLAUGHTER CONTINUES DESPITE CEASEFIRE, SAY MEDICS


'Chlorine gas' used in attack in Eastern Ghouta as slaughter continues despite ceasefire, say medics... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 236

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


The UN said in a statement Monday that a staggering 76 percent of private housing in Eastern Ghouta was damaged... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 0

'GAS ATTACK' KILLS CHILD IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Reports of chlorine gas attack emerge as Syrian government forces continue offensive against rebel-held Damascus suburb... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 4711

UN BACKS SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS DEATH TOLL IN REBEL ENCLAVE TOPS 500


Control of Eastern Ghouta is shared between two main Islamist factions, while Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate is also present... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 0

UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES 30-DAY CEASEFIRE


The Syrian government says its attempts to recapture Eastern Ghouta are directly due to the HTS presence there... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2908

UN BACKS SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS DEATH TOLL IN REBEL ENCLAVE TOPS 500


After the council vote, Syrian warplanes backed by Russian air power launched new raids on Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 0

AT LEAST 500 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING A WEEK OF BOMBING RAIDS IN THE BESIEGED ENCLAVE OF EASTERN GHOUTA


Syria At least 500 civilians have been killed during a week of bombing raids in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 238

Trending News Headlines : Eastern Ghouta

U.N. ISSUES BLANK STATEMENT ON SYRIA, SAYS IT HAS RUN OUT OF WORDS


Pro-government forces carried out air raids on Eastern Ghouta overnight on Monday and early on Tuesday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 18069

AIR STRIKES IN EASTERN GHOUTA 'KILL 500'


Syrian government forces have killed more than 500 civilians during a week of intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Damascus, activists say... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 7821

FAR FROM WINDING DOWN, SYRIAS WAR ESCALATES ON MULTIPLE FRONTS


Even if the government retakes Idlib and Eastern Ghouta, that will not end the war... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 6484

80 PEOPLE KILLED IN JUST OVER 24 HOURS


Fadel Abdul Ghany, head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, said Eastern Ghouta was the main target for the Syrian government now... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 5881

MORE THAN 110 PEOPLE KILLED IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


But in Eastern Ghouta, like many areas across Syria, civilians have borne the brunt of the fighting... READ MORE

7th February, 2018 3944

US-LED AIR RAIDS IN SYRIA 'KILL 100 PRO-ASSAD FIGHTERS'


The US said they had responded to an unprovoked attack against the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, but did not give any details on casualties... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 2303

EXCLUSIVE: MISSILE ATTACK HITS REFUGEE CAMP IN SYRIA


A missile has crashed near civilians in Syria's Idlib province at a makeshift camp for displaced people from the nearby Hama province... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 2007

UN MONSTROUS ANNIHILATION CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Top UN officials demanded an immediate cessation of aerial attacks on Syria's devastated Eastern Ghouta with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling the rebel-held enclave hell on Earth ... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 1971

HUNDREDS DEAD IN 'RELENTLESS BOMBING' OF EASTERN GHOUTA


Eastern Ghouta is the last remaining rebel-held area east of Damascus and has been under siege by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces since 2013... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 1678

DOZENS OF CIVILIANS KILLED IN SYRIA AIR STRIKES


Attacks on Eastern Ghouta over the past two weeks have killed more than 100 people, the Syrian Observatory said... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1562

AFTER 500 DEATHS THIS WEEK IN SYRIA, U.N. APPROVES RESOLUTION FOR CEASE-FIRE


According to the United Nations, nearly 3 million Syrian children have lived their entire lives gripped by civil war... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 1511

'MORE THAN 100 GOVERNMENT FORCES KILLED'


Death toll continues to rise in Eastern Ghouta and Idlib as Syrian government and Russian forces intensify air attacks... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1509

US ACCUSES SYRIA OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE IN EAST GHOUTA


The United States has accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against its people... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 1448

DISPLACED SYRIANS HEADING HOME IN LARGER NUMBERS


Speaking after Friday prayers in Ankara, Binali Yildirim, the prime minister, said radical groups have taken over control in Syria's Idlib province... READ MORE

11th August, 2017 1418

CIVILIANS DIE IN AIR RAIDS ON SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


The SOHR said 70 people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta since December 31... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 1388

AUTOPSY 'SHOWS CHEMICAL WEAPONS USED IN SYRIA ATTACK'


Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's Idlib province, according to Turkey's justice minister... READ MORE

6th April, 2017 1247

EAST GHOUTA REELS UNDER INTENSE RUSSIAN, SYRIAN BOMBING


Buoyed by a feeling that momentum is on their side, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have pushed to recapture those areas from the opposition... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1179

SYRIA 77 CIVILIANS KILLED IN REGIME BOMBARDMENT


Eastern Ghouta, the last remaining rebel-held area near Damascus, has been under siege by government forces since 2013... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1096

EASTERN GHOUTA RESIDENTS FACE BEING BURNED OUT OF THEIR HOMES


Syrian regime forces have been pounding Eastern Ghouta with shells, mortars and bombs... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 1095

EVACUATION OF CRITICALLY ILL FROM EASTERN GHOUTA


Aid agencies are evacuating critically ill Syrians from Eastern Ghouta, an area home to around 400,000 people that has been under government siege since 2013... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1041

INFIGHTING IN SYRIA'S GHOUTA LEAVES NEARLY 100 KILLED


In addition to that, activists believe Jaish al-Islam wants to eject all former al-Nusra Front fighters from eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 993

SIEGE OF EASTERN GHOUTA: A BLOT ON WORLD'S CONSCIENCE


In Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta, medicine is being rationed and people are dying due to a lack of medical care... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 891

DEADLY AIR RAIDS HIT SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


According to the Syrian Civil Defence, four children and two women were among those killed in the raid on Hammuriyeh... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 850

ASTANA HOSTS EIGHTH ROUND OF TALKS ON SYRIA'S WAR


Delegations from the Syrian government and some opposition groups are arriving in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, for talks spearheaded by Russia, Turkey, and Iran... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 840

SYRIA AIR STRIKES HIT SCHOOL AND KILL 45 PEOPLE IN DAMASCUS


Smoke billows after air strikes by regime forces on the town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus... READ MORE

13th December, 2015 750

CEASEFIRE TAKES EFFECT IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


We listened to many guarantees concerning commitment, but none of them were delivered somehow, said Ahya al-Aridi, Syrian opposition spokesman, following the announcement... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 748

CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS REPORTED IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Syrian activists have accused Bashar al-Assad's regime of violating a fragile ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, the last remaining rebel stronghold near the capital, Damascus... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 726

CRITICALLY ILL SYRIANS EVACUATED FROM EASTERN GHOUTA


Children comprise about half of the population in Eastern Ghouta, which is one of the last Syrian rebel strongholds... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 703

UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY BACKS CEASEFIRE AFTER '500 KILLED' IN A WEEK


The vote came as bombs continued to be dropped on Eastern Ghouta, the rebel-held suburb outside the capital of Damascus... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 631

UN SAYS 400,000 CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE


Eastern Ghouta has been besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's troops since 2013 in an attempt to force the rebel enclave into submission... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 624


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