Posts Tagged: Ghouta Syria
Sources: Syrian Rebels Reach Evacuation Deal in Eastern Ghouta
A Russian-brokered deal has been reached to evacuate a Syrian rebel group from a town in eastern Ghouta, opposition sources and officials said on Wednesday,...
Syrian Ruler Assad Films Himself Driving to Ghouta to Demonstrate Victory
President Bashar al-Assad flaunted government advances in Syria's seven-year war by filming himself driving to meet frontline soldiers near Damascus, making a video of the...
Thousands More Syrians Flee Their Homes as Two Battles Rage
Thousands of civilians streamed out of their towns on Saturday to escape battles in the north and south of Syria, where two different offensives have...
Syrians Leave Rebel-Held Ghouta for Second Day; Turkey Attacks Afrin Town
Air strikes killed dozens of people in eastern Ghouta on Friday and Syrians fled rebel territory toward government positions for a second day, a war...
Thousands Stream Out of Syrian Rebel Enclave as Army Advances
Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to government territory, a Reuters witness and a war...
Sick and Injured Start Leaving Syria’s Ghouta
Sick and injured civilians left a rebel enclave in Syria's eastern Ghouta on Tuesday under the first medical evacuation since a massive assault began nearly...
UN: Bombardment of Syria’s Ghouta Endangers Aid Convoy
An emergency aid delivery crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta on Friday but ran quickly into danger from shelling, the...
Syrian Government Forces Said to Be Poised to Slice Eastern Ghouta in Two
Syria's army is poised to slice rebel-held eastern Ghouta in two as forces advancing from the east link up with troops at its western edge,...
Syrian Regime Intensifies Ghouta Assault in Bid to Cut Rebel Enclave in Half
Syrian government forces pounded eastern Ghouta with air strikes on Wednesday in an effort to slice the rebel enclave in two as they intensified a...
First Aid Convoy Reaches Syria’s Ghouta, Stripped of Medical Supplies
An aid convoy began to cross into Syria's eastern Ghouta on Monday, bringing the first relief to the besieged enclave since one of the deadliest government assaults of the seven-year war began two weeks...
Syrians Flee Government Advances in Eastern Ghouta
Thousands of civilians have fled advances by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta over the last two days, a war monitor and a resident said...
Syrian Regime Reportedly Seizes Ground in Ghouta Advance
Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one "bite" at a time, a pro-government commander said on Friday, as a war...
UN Says Russia’s Eastern Ghouta Aid Plan Not Enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria's eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and urgent...
Syrian Government Ground Forces Attack Ghouta Despite Russian Truce Plan
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian...
