What is Actually Happening in Eastern Ghouta?

Edit Inside Syria Media Centre 28 Feb 2018
on Thursday upon the initiative of the Syrian Government and Russia ... And in that way, radicals undermine the efforts of the Syrian authorities and hinder the evacuation of the population. At the same time, the Syrian army units fully respect the truce and do not respond to provocations ... In addition, the media could once again say that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons in order to justify attacks....

Aid convoy blocked in Syria despite UN ceasefire order: official

Edit This is Money 28 Feb 2018
A United Nations and Syrian Red Crescent inter-agency aid convoy, seen arriving in Utaya, in the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, on February 14, 2018 ... On the contrary, the bombings have continued, and deaths and wounded have mounted, he said, speaking at a monthly Security Council meeting devoted to the Syrian conflict....

Putin blames rebels as no civilians leave eastern Ghouta during second ‘pause’

Edit Irish Independent 28 Feb 2018
No civilians have used a corridor manned by Syrian and Russian forces to leave a rebel-held enclave in a Damascus suburb, as a “humanitarian pause” in hostilities ordered by Russian president Vladimir Putin came into effect for a second day. Syrian government forces, meanwhile, tried to push their way into eastern Ghouta, setting off ground battles....

China Military Joins Syria War Debate And Displays New Weapons at Home

Edit Newsweek 28 Feb 2018
The Chinese military has released an analysis of a new, deadly stage in the ongoing war in Syria, where it has chosen to side with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Beijing developed powerful weapons and held exercises meant to show off the country's growing might ... While China was not believed to be actively fighting for Assad, it has offered the Syrian leader diplomatic support even as Western powers called for his departure....

Top US general says Russia is 'both arsonist and firefighter' in Syria

Edit Lincoln Journal Star 28 Feb 2018
fueling tensions among all parties in Syria, the Syrian regime, Iran, Turkey, the Syrian Democratic Forces, the United States and other coalition partners, then serving as arbiter to resolve the disputes, attempting to undermine and weaken each party's bargaining positions," Votel told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee....

Syria denies possession of chemical weapons

Edit Press TV 28 Feb 2018
On Monday, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is sympathetic to anti-Damascus militants, said 14 civilians had suffered breathing difficulties after a Syrian warplane struck a village in Eastern Ghouta region in the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus. The report came just after Russia warned that militants were planning a gas attack there to blame it on the Syrian government....

No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause

Edit Olean Times Herald 28 Feb 2018
BEIRUT (AP) — The Russia-ordered brief humanitarian pause has taken effect for the second day in the rebel-held region near the Syrian capital ... The Syrian Observatory for Human ... Turkey formally requests Syrian Kurdish leader's extradition....

No civilians leave Syria's Ghouta; Putin blames rebels

Edit Bozeman Daily Chronicle 28 Feb 2018
While the relentless bombing has somewhat subsided in the region, home to around 400,000 civilians, the Syrian government's push to squeeze the insurgents out of the region continued ... The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government shelling and limited clashes were reported on three fronts since the pause began ... "A message from the Syrian army....

Russia calls on Syrian rebels to back humanitarian pause

Edit Suryaa 28 Feb 2018
Geneva&nbspRussia on Wednesday called on Syrian rebels to heed the five-hour daily truce in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, after at least 500 people were killed in over a week of intense bombing by the Syrian government and its allies in the besieged area outside the capital Damascus ... "Russia, alongside the Syrian government, has already announced humanitarian corridors in Eastern Ghouta....

No civilians leave Syria’s Ghouta; Putin blames rebels

Edit Norfolk Daily News 28 Feb 2018
BEIRUT (AP) — The Russia-ordered brief humanitarian pause was in effect for a second day Wednesday in rebel-held Damascus suburbs but no civilians used the corridor manned by Syrian and Russian forces to leave the enclave ... While the relentless bombing has somewhat subsided in the region, home to around 400,000 civilians, the Syrian government’s push to squeeze the insurgents out of the region continued ... “A message from the Syrian army....

No civilians leave besieged Syrian suburb; Putin blames rebels

Edit Arkansas Online 28 Feb 2018
BEIRUT — The Russia-ordered brief humanitarian pause was in effect for a second day Wednesday in rebel-held Damascus suburbs, but no civilians used the corridor manned by Syrian and Russian forces to leave the enclave ... While the relentless bombing has somewhat subsided in the region, home to around 400,000 civilians, the Syrian government's push to squeeze the insurgents out of the region continued ... "A message from the Syrian army....

Syrian government gains ground on second day of Russian truce - monitor

Edit Yahoo Daily News 28 Feb 2018
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported ... The Syrian army and rebel sources could not immediately be reached for comment on the report ... Rebels say people will not leave eastern Ghouta because of fear of the Syrian government....

N Korea 'helping Syria chemical weapons'

Edit Graphic 28 Feb 2018
An as-yet-unreleased UN report also says Pyongyang's missile specialists have been seen at Syrian weapon-making facilities, the New York Times says. The allegations come after new reports of chlorine gas being used by Syrian forces, which the government denies ... The Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) - a Syrian government agency - is said to have paid North Korea via a number of front companies, the newspaper reports....
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