‘Hell on Earth’ in Eastern Ghouta must stop: UN chief
Ongoing attacks by Syrian government forces and their allies has created "hell on Earth" for civilians stuck in a rebel-held Damascus suburb, the UN's chief said on Monday, as air strikes and ground operations continued despite a days-old ceasefire. Russia's President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, ordered a "humanitarian pause" from 9am-2pm local time on Tuesday to allow civilians to evacuate Eastern Ghouta. The bombardment of rebel-held enclave over the past week […]
