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Fresh violence mars first day of Syria enclave 'truce'

A"humanitarianpause"announcedbyRussiainSyria'sdeadlybombardmentofEasternGhoutafailedtoendviolenceTuesday,withfreshbloodshedandnosignofaiddeliveriesorresidentsle

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Syria war: Shelling and strikes despite Eastern Ghouta 'pause'

Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai

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Syrian capital, its suburbs calm after UN cease-fire vote

TheSyriancapitalanditsembattledeasternsuburbswererelativelycalmSundaydespitesomeviolencethatkilledatleastthreepeople,followingtheU.N.SecurityCouncil'sunanimousa

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New strikes hit Syria enclave after UN delays truce vote

DeadlyairstrikeshittheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaforaseventhstraightdayonSaturdayaftertheUnitedNationsagaindelayedavoteonaceasefire.TheDamascusgovernmentl

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Syria war: Ghouta pounded as UN tussles over ceasefire

TheUNSecurityCouncilisstrugglingtoagreearesolutionseekingaceasefireinSyriaasarebel-heldareahasbeenbombardedforasixthday.Russiawantedchangestoadraftthatcallsfora

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Five-day assault on Syria enclave kills more than 400

FreshbombardmentonEasternGhoutakilleddozensThursday,bringingthenumberofdeadciviliansinafive-dayassaultbytheSyriangovernmenttomorethan400.Mountingcallsforahumani

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Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution

RussiahassaidthereisnoagreementonaUNSecurityCouncilresolutiontobringina30-daytruceinSyria.Russia'sUNambassador,VassilyNebenzia,toldthecouncilinNewYorkhiscountry

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Chaos deepens in Syria enclave, global outcry grows

TheSyrianregimerainedrocketsandbombsonEasternGhoutaThursday,killinganother19civiliansasinternationalpressuremountedtostopthecarnageintherebel-heldenclave.Callsf

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Syria's Ghouta residents 'wait to die' as more bombs fall

ResidentsofSyria’seasternGhoutadistrictsaidtheywerewaitingtheir“turntodie”onWednesday,amidoneofthemostintensebombardmentsofthewarbypro-governmentforcesonthebesi

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Syria war: Scores of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes

BombardmentsbySyriangovernmentforceshavekilledatleast100peopleincluding20childrenintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareaoutsideDamascus,rescueteamsandmonitorssay.Thisw

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More bombs hit Syria's Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013

Pro-governmentforcespoundedtherebel-helddistrictofeasternGhoutadistrictonTuesday,inasurgeofviolencewhichawarmonitorsaidhaskilledatleast250peoplesinceSundaynight

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‘Extreme escalation’ in rebel-held eastern Ghouta kills dozens

DozensofcivilianshavebeenkilledinattacksbySyriangovernmentforcesontherebel-heldareaofeasternGhouta,awarmonitoringgroupsaidonMonday.Airstrikes,rocketfireandshell

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Dozens dead in regime strikes on Syria rebel enclave

Freshregimestrikesonabesiegedrebel-heldenclavenearDamascuskilled78civiliansonTuesdaydespitemountingWesternpressureonSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad.Thebloodshedca

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Fighting, air strikes in ceasefire area east of Damascus: war monitor

FightingbrokeouteastofDamascusbetweenrebelandgovernmentforcesonWednesdayforthefirsttimesincebothsidesdeclaredaceasefireattheweekend,awarmonitorsaid,withairstrik

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Syrian army declares ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta area

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.