The leaflets were dropped by helicopters over the area known as eastern Ghouta, telling residents that they are surrounded on all sides by the Syrian army. But Sweden and Kuwait, which sponsored the resolution, have been pressing for immediate action as deaths mount in a Syrian bombing campaign in the rebel-held suburbs of eastern Ghouta near Damascus. Opposition activists say Russian warplanes are taking part in bombarding eastern Ghouta. The opposition's Syrian Civil Defense rescue group reported Friday new airstrikes in Douma, Arbeen and other towns that make up the eastern suburbs of Damascus known as eastern Ghouta. Syrian state TV reported Friday that insurgents fired 70 shells on Damascus, killing one person and wounding 60 others.

Source: ABC News February 23, 2018 08:15 UTC