So-called ceasefire in Syria has barely led to a lull | Martin Chulov
As has been the case throughout the war, the UN again failed to prevent the suffering of Syria, or even to slow it down. The unchecked savagery of Syria’s disintegration has become so routine that those trying to prevent it have effectively become its underwriters. Q&A Why is the regime targeting eastern Ghouta? Show Hide Eastern Ghouta is the last rebel-held enclave bordering the Syrian capital, Damascus. Photograph: Mohammed Badra/EPA“HTS consists of barely 300 fighters here in eastern Ghouta,” said local resident Mohammad Bakr.
Source: The Guardian February 26, 2018 15:28 UTC
