A"humanitarianpause"announcedbyRussiainSyria'sdeadlybombardmentofEasternGhoutafailedtoendviolenceTuesday,withfreshbloodshedandnosignofaiddeliveriesorresidentsle
Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai
TheSyriancapitalanditsembattledeasternsuburbswererelativelycalmSundaydespitesomeviolencethatkilledatleastthreepeople,followingtheU.N.SecurityCouncil'sunanimousa
DeadlyairstrikeshittheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaforaseventhstraightdayonSaturdayaftertheUnitedNationsagaindelayedavoteonaceasefire.TheDamascusgovernmentl
TheUNSecurityCouncilisstrugglingtoagreearesolutionseekingaceasefireinSyriaasarebel-heldareahasbeenbombardedforasixthday.Russiawantedchangestoadraftthatcallsfora
FreshbombardmentonEasternGhoutakilleddozensThursday,bringingthenumberofdeadciviliansinafive-dayassaultbytheSyriangovernmenttomorethan400.Mountingcallsforahumani
RussiahassaidthereisnoagreementonaUNSecurityCouncilresolutiontobringina30-daytruceinSyria.Russia'sUNambassador,VassilyNebenzia,toldthecouncilinNewYorkhiscountry
TheSyrianregimerainedrocketsandbombsonEasternGhoutaThursday,killinganother19civiliansasinternationalpressuremountedtostopthecarnageintherebel-heldenclave.Callsf
ResidentsofSyria’seasternGhoutadistrictsaidtheywerewaitingtheir“turntodie”onWednesday,amidoneofthemostintensebombardmentsofthewarbypro-governmentforcesonthebesi
BombardmentsbySyriangovernmentforceshavekilledatleast100peopleincluding20childrenintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareaoutsideDamascus,rescueteamsandmonitorssay.Thisw
Pro-governmentforcespoundedtherebel-helddistrictofeasternGhoutadistrictonTuesday,inasurgeofviolencewhichawarmonitorsaidhaskilledatleast250peoplesinceSundaynight
DozensofcivilianshavebeenkilledinattacksbySyriangovernmentforcesontherebel-heldareaofeasternGhouta,awarmonitoringgroupsaidonMonday.Airstrikes,rocketfireandshell
Freshregimestrikesonabesiegedrebel-heldenclavenearDamascuskilled78civiliansonTuesdaydespitemountingWesternpressureonSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad.Thebloodshedca
FightingbrokeouteastofDamascusbetweenrebelandgovernmentforcesonWednesdayforthefirsttimesincebothsidesdeclaredaceasefireattheweekend,awarmonitorsaid,withairstrik
The Syrian military announced a cessation of hostilities in the Eastern Ghouta region just outside the capital Damascus, which it said began at 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Saturday, according to state television.