A boy is seen in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 8, 2018. The war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, on Friday gave a death toll of 931 civilians in the campaign. The bombing eased for a bit and is no longer intense," said Bilal Abu Salah, a resident of eastern Ghouta's biggest town, Douma. But he added that shortages are still acute, causing great hardship. aid agencies have pleaded with the Syrian government and its ally Russia to halt the campaign and allow access to bring in aid after a convoy on Monday was unable to complete its delivery because of the fighting.

Source: Egypt Today March 09, 2018 08:37 UTC