"Unbelievable that Russia is stalling a vote on a ceasefire allowing humanitarian access in Syria," US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley posted on Twitter. Smoke from an air raid rises in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria Feb 23, 2018. "We refuse categorically any initiative that includes getting the residents out of their homes and moving them elsewhere," Ghouta rebel factions wrote in a letter to the Security Council. Eastern Ghouta has 400,000 people spread over a larger area than other enclaves the government has recaptured. Wounded children are seen in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria Feb 23, 2018.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2018 03:22 UTC