The Syrian regime continued to bomb the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, residents and activists said, posing an immediate challenge to the United Nations Security Council’s call for a nationwide cease-fire.
The Syrian regime continued to bomb the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Sunday, residents and activists said, posing an immediate challenge to the United Nations Security Council’s call for a nationwide cease-fire.
Mortar shells and airstrikes killed at least 20 civilians, according to local doctors and activists, adding to one of Ghouta’s deadliest weeks during the war. At least 580 civilians have been killed since last Monday, according to the Unified Relief Office in Eastern Ghouta, a local group overseeing…
