Posts Tagged: Ghouta Syria
After Denial, UN Says Now Ready to Help Deliver French Aid in Syria
The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Syria said on Tuesday it was ready to provide support to a Franco-Russian initiative...
UN: Both Sides Committed War Crimes During Siege of Syria’s Ghouta
Syrian government troops and affiliated forces committed war crimes and a crime against humanity in their long siege of eastern Ghouta through heavy bombardment and...
Syrian Army Targets South Damascus Insurgent Enclave
The Syrian army bombarded a jihadist enclave in south Damascus on Monday, state television and a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad seeks to...
Syria’s Assad Steps Up Efforts to Crush Last Besieged Rebel Enclaves
The Syrian government on Thursday stepped up its efforts to retake the opposition's last besieged enclaves, as rebels prepared to withdraw from one and a...
Syria’s Assad Prepares to Assault Last Rebel Enclave Near Damascus
The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday, a commander in the pro-government alliance said, building on its recent capture...
UN Seeks Access to Douma in Eastern Ghouta, People ‘on Their Knees’
The UN humanitarian adviser for Syria called on Wednesday for access to the eastern Ghouta town of Douma, where he said some 80,000-150,000 civilians were...
Russia, Assad Give Ultimatum to Syria Rebels Northeast of Damascus
Syrian rebels in a besieged area northeast of Damascus have been told they must accept state rule or leave, a rebel group said on Tuesday,...
Syrian State Media: Last Rebel Group Starts Leaving Ghouta
The last Syrian rebel group in eastern Ghouta near Damascus began withdrawing on Monday under an agreement with the government, state media said, though a military...
Syrian Rebels Deny Deal With Russia to Leave Douma Town
The last Syrian rebel group in the eastern Ghouta near Damascus denied reports it had agreed with Russia to leave the town of Douma, after...
Operation in Syria’s Ghouta ‘Nearly Over,’ Russia Says
The massive Russian-backed Syrian military offensive in suburbs east of Damascus is almost over, with rebels holed up in just a single town after abandoning the...
Syrian Army Prepares ‘Huge’ Operation in Last Rebel Bastion as Pressure Mounts
The Syrian army is preparing to launch a "huge" operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees...
Thousands Leave Ghouta in Surrender of Enclave to Syrian Government
Thousands of people departed eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday, the third group to leave under a deal brokered...
Syrian Rebels, Russians Said to Be Negotiating End to Ghouta Suffering
A Syrian rebel group in one besieged eastern Ghouta pocket said on Friday it would try to negotiate an end to an army assault there,...
Assad Closer to Ghouta Victory, as Some Rebels Prepare to Quit
The Syrian government moved closer to ending rebel resistance in eastern Ghouta as civilians streamed out of one of its besieged, bomb-battered towns on Thursday...
