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"I Lived Alongside Death And Didn't Die": A Syrian Frontline Breathes Again
Muhammad al-Masri spent the Syrian war in a house the 75-year-old described as being on the frontline with death.
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Last Eastern Ghouta Rebels Poised To Surrender: Syrian State Media
The group in control of the last rebel bastion near Damascus appeared on Sunday to have agreed a deal for its fighters to make peace with the government or quit the eastern Ghouta enclave, Syrian state media said on Sunday.
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More Than 900 Killed In 3-Week Assault On Syria's Ghouta Region: Monitor
Syrian forces pursued a relentless air and ground offensive against Eastern Ghouta on Thursday, moving closer to retaking the rebel enclave but also depriving desperate civilians of vital aid.
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Eastern Ghouta, The War-Ravaged Suburb Of Damascus
Syria's battered and besieged Eastern Ghouta region, the last opposition-controlled pocket near Damascus, has for two weeks been pounded by regime forces targeting jihadist holdouts, killing more than 800 civilians.
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34 Civilians Killed In Syrian Regime Air Strike On Eastern Ghouta: Monitor
Syrian regime air strikes on the besieged rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed more than 30 civilians including children on Sunday, a monitoring group said.
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US Condemns "Brutal" Assault On Syria's Eastern Ghouta
The United States on Sunday condemned Syria's "brutal" Russian-backed assault on the Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave that has reportedly left hundreds of civilians dead.
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Syrian Regime Forces Advance In Battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria's rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in the besieged enclave near Damascus awaited urgently needed aid.
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Russia Bows To Pressure, Calls For "Humanitarian Pause" In Syria's Eastern Ghouta
Russia called a daily "humanitarian pause" in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, bowing to pressure to halt the carnage in the rebel-held enclave where bombardments eased late Monday after hours of deadly raids.
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More Than 200 Dead In Syrian Government Airstrikes As The War Ramps Up
A surge in Syrian government airstrikes has killed at least 200 people over the past two days on the outskirts of Damascus, aid agencies said Tuesday, as the Syrian war ramps up and civilians again pay the price for the failure of international efforts to resolve it.
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Death Toll Tops 220 In Four-Day Syria Regime Assault On Rebel Enclave
Syrian regime jets pounded Eastern Ghouta on Thursday, sending the death toll for the four-day assault on the rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus soaring past 220.
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Besieged Syrians Eating Trash, Fainting From Hunger: UN Survey
Syrians in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta are so short of food that they are eating trash, fainting from hunger and forcing their children to eat on alternate days, the U.N. World Food Programme said in a report on Wednesday.
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The Most Unconventional Weapon In Syria: Wheat
In the fall of 2012, fighters from the Free Syrian Army took over Eastern Ghouta, a semi-agricultural area about eight miles northeast of Damascus. Government forces responded by placing the area under siege, cutting off water, electricity, gas, medical assistance and bread.
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Regime Bombardment Across Syria Leaves 26 Civilians Dead
Heavy government bombardment across Syria today killed at least 26 civilians, nearly a third of them children, a monitoring group said.
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"I Lived Alongside Death And Didn't Die": A Syrian Frontline Breathes Again
Muhammad al-Masri spent the Syrian war in a house the 75-year-old described as being on the frontline with death.
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Last Eastern Ghouta Rebels Poised To Surrender: Syrian State Media
The group in control of the last rebel bastion near Damascus appeared on Sunday to have agreed a deal for its fighters to make peace with the government or quit the eastern Ghouta enclave, Syrian state media said on Sunday.
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More Than 900 Killed In 3-Week Assault On Syria's Ghouta Region: Monitor
Syrian forces pursued a relentless air and ground offensive against Eastern Ghouta on Thursday, moving closer to retaking the rebel enclave but also depriving desperate civilians of vital aid.
-
Eastern Ghouta, The War-Ravaged Suburb Of Damascus
Syria's battered and besieged Eastern Ghouta region, the last opposition-controlled pocket near Damascus, has for two weeks been pounded by regime forces targeting jihadist holdouts, killing more than 800 civilians.
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34 Civilians Killed In Syrian Regime Air Strike On Eastern Ghouta: Monitor
Syrian regime air strikes on the besieged rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed more than 30 civilians including children on Sunday, a monitoring group said.
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US Condemns "Brutal" Assault On Syria's Eastern Ghouta
The United States on Sunday condemned Syria's "brutal" Russian-backed assault on the Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave that has reportedly left hundreds of civilians dead.
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Syrian Regime Forces Advance In Battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria's rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in the besieged enclave near Damascus awaited urgently needed aid.
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Russia Bows To Pressure, Calls For "Humanitarian Pause" In Syria's Eastern Ghouta
Russia called a daily "humanitarian pause" in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, bowing to pressure to halt the carnage in the rebel-held enclave where bombardments eased late Monday after hours of deadly raids.
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More Than 200 Dead In Syrian Government Airstrikes As The War Ramps Up
A surge in Syrian government airstrikes has killed at least 200 people over the past two days on the outskirts of Damascus, aid agencies said Tuesday, as the Syrian war ramps up and civilians again pay the price for the failure of international efforts to resolve it.
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Death Toll Tops 220 In Four-Day Syria Regime Assault On Rebel Enclave
Syrian regime jets pounded Eastern Ghouta on Thursday, sending the death toll for the four-day assault on the rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus soaring past 220.
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Besieged Syrians Eating Trash, Fainting From Hunger: UN Survey
Syrians in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta are so short of food that they are eating trash, fainting from hunger and forcing their children to eat on alternate days, the U.N. World Food Programme said in a report on Wednesday.
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The Most Unconventional Weapon In Syria: Wheat
In the fall of 2012, fighters from the Free Syrian Army took over Eastern Ghouta, a semi-agricultural area about eight miles northeast of Damascus. Government forces responded by placing the area under siege, cutting off water, electricity, gas, medical assistance and bread.
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Regime Bombardment Across Syria Leaves 26 Civilians Dead
Heavy government bombardment across Syria today killed at least 26 civilians, nearly a third of them children, a monitoring group said.
