TheSyrianarmyonSaturdaydeclaredamajorvictoryafterwrestingcontrolovermuchoftheEasternGhoutacountrysideofDamascus.Inastatement,thearmysaidafteraseriesof"precisely
ThelargestconvoyyetofrebelfightersandciviliansevacuatedfromEasternGhoutaarrivedTuesdayinnorthwesternSyria,furtheremptyingtheonetimeoppositionbastion.Aconvoytran
Atotalof28civiliansweresetfreeonMondaynightfromrebels'captivityinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhouta,state-runSyrianArabNewsAgency(SANA)reported.Thisisthesecondbat
AnewgroupofSyrianrebelsandcivilianspreparedtoleaveEasternGhoutaonMondayafterthelargestexodusyetfromtheoppositionenclave,astalksstalledoverthefinalpocketofresist
WeepingSyriansboardedbusestoleavearavagedpocketofEasternGhoutaonSunday,inanewwaveofevacuationstoclearanotherpartoftheformerrebelbastion.FiveweekssincetheSyrianr
HundredsofSyrianrebelsandciviliansquitthepenultimateopposition-heldpocketofEasternGhoutaonSaturday,bringingthegovernmenteverclosertosealingitsvictoryoverthebatt
ASyrianrebelgroupinonebesiegedeasternGhoutapocketsaidonFridayitwouldtrytonegotiateanendtoanarmyassaultthere,whileinsurgentsinanothernearbyenclavewithdrew.Ending
Syrianstate-runTViscarryingimagesofPresidentBasharAssadvisitingtroopsonthefrontlineinthenewlycapturedareasofeasternGhouta,nearthecapitalDamascus.Al-IkhbariyaTVb
SyrianregimeforcesonSaturdaycutoffthelargesttowninEasternGhoutafromtherestoftheoppositionenclaveinablowtorebelsdefendingtheirlastbastionnearDamascus.Governmentt
TheSyrianarmyhasmadeasignificantadvanceinitsefforttotakerebel-heldEasternGhouta,reportssay.Troopshavecutofftheregion'sbiggesttown,Douma,andisolatedanother,accor
SyrianforcespursuedarelentlessairandgroundoffensiveagainstEasternGhoutaonThursday,movingclosertoretakingtherebelenclavebutalsodeprivingdesperateciviliansofvital
DozensoftruckscarryinghumanitarianaidtocivilianshavearrivedineasternGhoutawithoutlife-savingmedicalitemsafterSyriangovernmentofficialsstrippedthemoftraumakitsan
SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidSundaythattheoffensiveagainsttherebelsinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhoutacountrysidewillcontinueintandemwithallowingcivilianstol
Residentsarereportedtobefleeingtherebel-heldEasternGhoutaenclaveinSyriaasthesituationtherewasdescribedas"beyondcritical".Syria'smilitaryappearstobeadvancingonse
ARussianplanforafive-hourpauseinfightinginSyria’seasternGhoutaneedstobeexpandedtoallowaiddeliveriestoenterandciviliansandurgentmedicalcasestoleave,UnitedNations
AtopUSdisarmamentofficialhasaccusedRussiaofbeingonthewrongsideofhistoryonchemicalweaponuseinSyria,afterreportsofachlorineattackinthebesiegedenclaveofeasternGhou
RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovsaidWednesdaythatrebelsinSyria’sEasternGhoutaneedtotakepartintheRussia-proposed“humanitarianpause”todeliverrelieftodevastatedc