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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›
HUNDREDS KILLED IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA SINCE FEBRUARY, UN SAYS
The Observatory said the territory captured so far by the Syrian army was mostly farmland, with the big towns of eastern Ghouta still in rebel hands... READ MORE›
SYRIANS FLEE GOVERNMENT ADVANCES IN EASTERN GHOUTA; DOUMA CONVOY APPROVED
Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta Douma convoy..... READ MORE›
FRANCE URGES IRAN TO PRESSURE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OVER GHOUTA
Le Drian also said that Iran needed to address concerns over its ballistic missile program or risk new sanctions... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REFUGEE'S GUITAR OPENS DOORS TO NEW LIFE IN BELGIUM
I am happy that my children started attending school and are now getting accustomed to the life in Belgium and intend on staying in the country... READ MORE›
SYRIANS FLEE GOVERNMENT ADVANCES IN EASTERN GHOUTA
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says shelling and air strikes have killed 659 people there since Feb. 18, while rebel shelling of Damascus has killed 27... READ MORE›
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT EASTERN GHOUTA? A STARTER GUIDE
Syria's heroic medics are doing all they can to keep people alive... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MAKES GHOUTA GAINS; TURKEY STEPS UP AFRIN ATTACK
Ground forces including the army's elite Tiger Force have been attacking from the eastern edge of the besieged enclave, where the United Nations says 400,000 people live... READ MORE›
IMAGES TAKEN WEEK APART SHOW DESTRUCTION IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE
Eastern Ghouta, home to nearly 400,000 people, has been besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's forces since opposition groups took control of the area in mid-2013... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVT. SEIZES GROUND IN GHOUTA ADVANCE
Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance commander, monitor... READ MORE›
SYRIA BEGINS GROUND ASSAULT IN EASTERN GHOUTA AS UN AID CONVOYS WAIT
Syrian government forces have begun the ground offensive in Eastern Ghouta, which has endured 12 days of bombardment, and government troops have made gains around... READ MORE›
MERKEL, TRUMP DISCUSS SYRIAN CEASE-FIRE, PUTIN'S NEW WEAPONS
The five-hour cease-fire announced by the Russian side isn't being adhered to... READ MORE›
WHO PRESSES SYRIA TO APPROVE EVACUATION OF DOZENS OF CRITICALLY ILL PEOPLE IN GHOUTA
On Friday, the Syrian army released footage showing soldiers dropping leaflets near Damascus... READ MORE›
84 PATIENTS ARE PRIORITY FOR EVACUATION FROM SYRIA'S GHOUTA
Peter Salama, Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization WHO, attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland March 2, 2018... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FORCES ADVANCE IN EAST GHOUTA ASSAULT
Human Rights Council in Geneva is holding an urgent debate on Friday on the deteriorating situation in Syria's enclave of eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
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›
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›
AIRSTRIKES HAVE EASED IN SYRIA'S GHOUTA BUT RESCUERS KEEP FINDING BODIES IN THE RUBBLE
In the town of Hazeh, volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defense known as the White Helmets pull one body from the basement of a collapsed home... READ MORE›
NO CIVILIANS LEAVE SYRIA'S GHOUTA SUBURB DURING PAUSE IN BOMBARDMENT; PUTIN BLAMES REBELS
Russia has ordered a five-hour daily humanitarian pause to allow civilians to exit the region that started Tuesday... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT GROUND FORCES ATTACK GHOUTA DESPITE RUSSIAN TRUCE PLAN
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce..... READ MORE›
NO CIVILIANS LEAVE SYRIA'S REBEL-HELD EASTERN GHOUTA ON DAY 2 OF PAUSE IN FIGHTING
The observatory said government shelling and limited clashes were reported on three fronts since the pause began near Douma, in Harasta Farms and near Shifouniyah... READ MORE›
U.N. LINKS NORTH KOREA TO SYRIAS CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM
An unreleased report says North Korea has evaded United Nations sanctions, providing Syria with materials for chemical weapons... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF WELL-ARMED REBEL FIGHTERS ARE IN SYRIA'S GHOUTA
If the government retakes eastern Ghouta, only one small pocket south of the capital held by the Islamic State group will remain out of government control... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SENT BANNED CHEMICAL, MISSILE ITEMS AND TECHNICIANS TO SYRIA, U.N. EXPERTS SAY
North Korea sent items used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programs to Syria along with missile technicians in violation of U.N. sanctions, and... READ MORE›
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›
NORTH KOREA SENT BANNED CHEMICAL ITEMS TO SYRIA
North Korea sent items used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programs to Syria along with missile technicians in violation of U.N... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
CHEMICAL WEAPONS WATCHDOG INVESTIGATES ATTACKS IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA
Use of chlorine as a chemical weapons is prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Ghouta
'CLEARLY A WAR CRIME': INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DENOUNCES CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA BUT FAILS TO ACT
Chemical weapons experts say Tuesday's attack appears to show that the Syrian regime did not hand over its entire stockpile to be destroyed... READ MORE›
'I COULDN'T SAVE ANYONE. THEY'RE ALL DEAD NOW:' MAN LOSES 22 FAMILY MEMBERS IN SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK
Then Abdel Hameed Alyousef took them to a mass grave where 22 members of his family were being buried... READ MORE›
AIR STRIKES 'KILL WHITE HELMET VOLUNTEERS' IN HAMA
The Syrian Civil Defence operates in much of Syria's rebel-controlled territory... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP BLAMES BARACK OBAMA FOR SYRIA 'CHEMICAL WEAPONS' ATTACK
An earlier report by the same team blamed Syrian government troops for chlorine attacks in Talmenes in March 2014 and Sarmin in March 2015... READ MORE›
PROBE REVEALS CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE IN HAMA
Syria Probe reveals chemical weapons use in Hama... READ MORE›
VICTORY FOR ASSAD LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY AS WORLD LOSES INTEREST IN SYRIA
Now Syria will descend further into territories run by warlords... READ MORE›
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›
PLEA TO END 'HELL ON EARTH' SYRIA CRISIS
Meanwhile Iran, another Syrian government ally, says it is in close contact with Syria, Russia and Turkey to try to reduce tension in the Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
'NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE SUFFERING': UN ISSUES BLANK 'STATEMENT' ON SYRIA
Pro-government forces have carried out repeated air raids, rocket strikes and shelling on Eastern Ghouta since Sunday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE›
SYRIA CEASE-FIRE MUST TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UN CHIEF WARNS
The sound of jets and helicopters could be heard flying over the capital in the direction of eastern Ghouta on Monday... READ MORE›
WHEN NO PLACE IS SAFE SHELTERING UNDER SIEGE IN SYRIA
Sonia Khush, the Syria director for Save the Children, is based in Amman, Jordan, but has been working with local groups in eastern Ghouta for years... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP HINTS AT MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA
US president says 'something should happen' to Syrian President Assad in retaliation for deadly gas attack in Idlib... READ MORE›
SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT DEADLY AIR RAID
Syria chemical weapons attack what we know about deadly air raid... READ MORE›
AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA AFTER CEASEFIRE DEAL
The Syrian government says its attempts to recapture the Eastern Ghouta are directly due to the HTS presence there... READ MORE›
MORE BOMBS HIT SYRIA'S GHOUTA, DEATH TOLL HIGHEST SINCE 2013
A young man rides bicycle near damaged houses in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 20, 2018... READ MORE›
MORE BOMBS FALL ON SYRIA'S GHOUTA AFTER HEAVIEST TOLL IN YEARS
Lebanon's al-Manar television, which is aligned with Assad's ally Hezbollah, reported on Monday that the Syrian army was sending reinforcements towards eastern Ghouta after rebel assaults... READ MORE›
'NO ONE LIKES TO DIE SILENTLY'
Journalists in Eastern Ghouta 'No one likes to die silently'... READ MORE›
US 'DELIBERATELY AVOIDED BOMBING SARIN STOCKPILE AT ASSAD AIRBASE' DURING TRUMP AIR STRIKES
A stockpile of sarin was being held at the Syrian airbase targeted by US air strikes following a chemical attack, American officials have said... READ MORE›
REBELS 'ONLY PEOPLE WHO BENEFITED' FROM IDLIB CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK - ANALYST
The Syrian government was quickly blamed by the West after the opposition-controlled Idlib region saw a chemical attack that reportedly killed dozens of civilians... READ MORE›
U.N. PLEADS FOR TRUCE TO AVERT 'MASSACRE' AS STRIKES HIT SYRIA'S GHOUTA FOR FIFTH DAY
Government forces also entered a part of Aleppo controlled by the Kurdish YPG militia, a witness and a monitor group said, although the YPG denied this... READ MORE›
RESCUERS SAY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH AIR STRIKES BATTERING SYRIA'S GHOUTA
A wounded girl is seen in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 23, 2018... READ MORE›
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›
RUSSIA: SYRIAN SAFE ZONES PLAN COMES INTO EFFECT
Yet, the de-escalation zones agreement was not signed by the Syrian government, nor the opposition... READ MORE›
SOIL SAMPLES FROM SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK SENT TO WESTERN AGENCIES
Samples will help intelligence agencies establish if nerve agent came from store of sarin Assad was supposed to surrender... READ MORE›
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›
RUSSIAN, SYRIAN JETS HIT ALEPPO, DAMASCUS COUNTRYSIDE
Russian and Syrian fighter jets have launched attacks in southern Aleppo province and the Damascus countryside, causing civilian casualties in both locations... READ MORE›
REGIONAL POWERS AGREE ON SYRIA 'DE-ESCALATION ZONES'
Russia, Iran and Turkey have signed a deal calling for the setup of so-called de-escalation zones in war-torn Syria during talks in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana... READ MORE›
SYRIA FORCES BEHIND KHAN SHEIKHOUN GAS ATTACK
The report also found that the Syrian government was responsible for at least 23 other chemical attacks in the war-ravaged country since March 2013... READ MORE›
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›
U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS TRUCE AS AIR STRIKES BATTER SYRIA'S GHOUTA
U.N. Security Council demands truce as air strikes batter Syria's..... READ MORE›