The Siege of Eastern Ghouta, Syria

The Syrian government is attacking its own people. As hospitals crumble and chemical weapons fall from the sky, the 400,000 people in Eastern Ghouta are facing a humanitarian crisis.

Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardments on Kafr Batna, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2018. © AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP / Getty Images

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