Forces loyal to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, have captured six villages and towns bordering the besieged rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta, as hopes that a long-planned humanitarian convoy might enter the area were dashed again. Q&A How bad is the situation in eastern Ghouta and is aid getting in? We were first besieged in an enormous prison called eastern Ghouta, now we are trapped in shelters similar to tombs,” Mohsen said. “The majority (of people) in eastern Ghouta want to escape the embrace of terrorism. On Sunday, Macron asked his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to put pressure on the Syrian government to end the attacks and allow humanitarian aid in.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2018 16:03 UTC