Eastern Ghouta

Fresh air raids pound Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, 70 civilians killed in 24 hours

Renewed air strikes have hit the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, leaving 70 civilians dead in around 24 hours, as regime troops pressed an offensive to pressure rebels to withdraw.

Russia agrees to evacuate civilians from eastern Ghouta as Syrian regime moves to fully retake region

Syria's regime moved closer Sunday to fully retaking the rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta after its Russian ally agreed with rebels to evacuate hundreds of civilians from a final pocket.

Syria: 29 civilians killed in heavy air strikes, shelling in rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta

Heavy air strikes and shelling killed 29 civilians in the main town of Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus today

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad visits battle-scarred Eastern Ghouta, hails troops' assault to oust rebels

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad on Sunday paid a first visit in years to battered Eastern Ghouta to congratulate his troops for a gruelling assault to oust rebels from near Damascus

Syria unrest: Over 11,000 people have left besieged eastern Ghouta near capital Damascus, says Russian military

Russia's military says more than 11,000 people have left Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta outside the capital Damascus in the past few hours

Syria crisis: Iran, Russia and Turkey hold talks in Astana; situation in Eastern Ghouta likely on agenda

The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, and Turkey were locked in talks on Syria in Kazakhstan Friday, almost a month after the Moscow and Tehran-backed regime began pounding an opposition enclave just outside of Damascus

UN slams 'monstrous indifference' to children suffering in Syria, expresses concern for kids trapped in Eastern Ghouta

Flouting demands for Syria ceasefires shows "monstrous indifference" to the suffering of millions of children needing a respite from violence, a top UN rights official said

Syria conflict: More than 1,000 civilians dead in Eastern Ghouta since 18 Feb; govt forces isolate rebel town Duoma

Syrian regime forces continued their offensive against Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, a day after they cut off the rebel-held enclave's largest town.

First group of jihadists to be evacuated from Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, says Jaish al-Islam

A first group of jihadists is to be evacuated from the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, the target of a devastating regime assault, a powerful Islamist rebel group announced on Friday

Red Cross says aid convoy successfully enters Syria's battered Eastern Ghouta, additional supplies to be sent next week

An aid convoy entered Syria's battered Eastern Ghouta Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, after a previous delivery was cut short by bombardment of the rebel enclave