BEIRUT — The Latest on Syria related developments (all times local):11:05 p.m.Sweden’s U.N. ambassador is pleading with Security Council members to urgently support a resolution ordering a 30-day cease-fire throughout Syria and lifting the siege of the rebel-held Damascus suburbs of eastern Ghouta. Alexander Lavrentiev’s visit comes as government forces are pounding rebel-held eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital. Activists say Russian warplanes are taking part in the bombardment of the suburbs, an area known as eastern Ghouta. Syrian opposition activists and paramedics on Thursday reported a fresh round of violence as bombing in rebel-held eastern Ghouta left 13 people dead. Syrian government forces have been pounding rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus, also known as eastern Ghouta, for weeks.

Source: National Post February 22, 2018 10:40 UTC