Q&A Why is the regime targeting eastern Ghouta? Show Hide Eastern Ghouta is the last rebel-held enclave bordering the Syrian capital, Damascus. Ongoing shelling in the area forced the convoy to leave before all the food aid was unloaded. “The longer eastern Ghouta is deprived of the necessities of life, the more people will die. Denying access to medical aid and targeting hospitals in eastern Ghouta has been condemned as a deliberate policy of the Assad regime.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2018 10:50 UTC