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04 Jan 2018

Suspected Russian jets kill at least 20 near Syrian capital: Residents

Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, residents and a war monitor said.

19 Nov 2017

UN calls on Syria warring sides to stop targeting civilians

The United Nations on Sunday called on Syria's warring sides to stop targeting civilians in the capital Damascus and nearby neighbourhoods, where escalating bombardment has killed dozens in recent days.

25 Jul 2017

Air strikes, shelling strain Moscow-backed Damascus truce

Air strikes killed at least nine people in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus overnight and insurgent shelling from the rebel-held area landed near the Russian embassy on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.

08 Mar 2017

Raids, shelling on Syria rebel bastion despite truce: Monitor

Air raids and shelling hit Syria's rebel bastion of Eastern Ghouta on Wednesday, a monitor said, less than 24 hours after Russia announced a freeze on fighting there.

07 Mar 2017

Ceasefire announced in Syria's eastern Ghouta: Russia

A ceasefire has been declared in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a rebel bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight on Sunday to March 20, Russia's defence ministry said Tuesday.

29 Dec 2016

Strikes, artillery fire near Damascus kill 15: Monitor

Eastern Ghouta has long been a rebel stronghold, and is regularly targeted by government air strikes and artillery fire.

Syria ceasefire

18 Apr 2016

Syria rebels vow armed response to regime ceasefire violations

Several of Syria's key opposition factions said Monday they were launching an armed response to what they alleged were regime "violations" of a ceasefire agreement in the war-torn country.

24 Dec 2015

Syria regime raids kill 20 people including 7 children

Air raids by Syrian government warplanes killed 20 civilians, including seven children, in an area southeast of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

18 Nov 2015

Syria army, rebels in talks over 15-day truce near capital

Syria's army and rebels were locked in talks to reach a 15-day ceasefire in the Eastern Ghouta region east of the capital, a monitor and a security source has said.

02 Nov 2015

Syria rebels using caged captives as 'human shields': Reports

On Friday, at least 70 people were killed and 550 wounded in regime bombardment of Douma.

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