Smoke
billows from Kafr Batna, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the
outskirts of the capital Damascus, following Syrian government
bombardments, on Feb 22, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
BEIRUT (REUTERS) - A new wave of bombs struck Syria's eastern Ghouta on Friday (Feb 23), which a witness in one town described as the worst yet, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire across the country.
For a sixth straight day, warplanes have pounded the densely populated agricultural pocket east of the capital, the last rebel bastion near Damascus. The escalation has killed at least 417 people and injured hundreds more, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group says.
Medical charities say jets have hit more than a dozen hospitals, making it near impossible to treat the wounded. Read More
