For the third consecutive day, regime warplanes returned Wednesday morning for fresh strikes on the enclave, with the death toll climbing to 34 civilians including a dozen children, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Among them was the young daughter of Abu Raad, a shell-shocked man from Eastern Ghouta. Civilians had been bracing for more raids as the regime appeared intent on ratcheting up the pressure on Eastern Ghouta, a rebel pocket on the capital’s doorstep. Home to an estimated 400,000 people, the Eastern Ghouta region has been included in a de-escalation deal that was meant to bring calm. “It’s the first time – between Eastern Ghouta, Idlib, Afrin – we have multiple fronts with people in extreme danger without a view to a solution,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2018 04:07 UTC