Syria Rebel group surrenders, Syrian state media claim Jaish al Islam said to have given up arms in return for safe passage. 02/04/2018
Syria ‘Deal agreed’ to get wounded out of rebel-held Douma to northern Syria Reports say a deal has been struck to remove critically injured people from the last rebel bastion near Damascus, which is surrounded by the Syrian army. 01/04/2018
Syria Civilians flee eastern Ghouta as rebels prepare last stand against Ass Thousands flee expected final assault as rebels lose all but one strongpoint in region close to capital. 25/03/2018
Syria Ghouta exodus continues as Syrian army strengthens grip on city For the second successive day, thousands of rebel fighters and their families are leaving eastern Ghouta as part of a surrender deal with the government 24/03/2018
no comment Syrian White Helmets release video of Ghouta destruction Syrian opposition Civil Defense known as While Helmets released footage showing widespread destruction in Douma, eastern Ghouta, caused by ongoing fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels. 21/03/2018
Syria Bashar al-Assad filmed driving to the Syrian civil war's front line The Syrian leader met government troops fighting the remaining rebel groups in eastern Ghouta 19/03/2018
Syria Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee the besieged region in their tens of thousands. 19/03/2018
Syria At least 31 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta – monitoring group Backed by Russia and Iran, government forces have thrust deep into Eastern Ghouta, splintering the area into three separate enclaves and trapping up to 400,000 people 16/03/2018
Syria Syrian regime advances on Ghouta Syrian government tanks have advanced on Hammouriyeh. Whilst the regime pushes to reclaim the rebel held Ghouta enclave, the UN is calling for urgent civilian evacuations. 15/03/2018
world news Civilians 'to be evacuated' from eastern Ghouta today The UN says the evacuation of civilians from eastern Ghouta is expected today, as the US warns there must be a ceasefire in Syria. 13/03/2018
Syria Syrian Army intensifies its onslaught on eastern Ghouta The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered the enclave, though a rebel official denied this. 10/03/2018
Syria Syrian state TV says opposition fighters have left Syria’s rebel-held The footage shows 13 men getting onto a bus and arriving at a crossing point where they hand themselves over to authorities. 10/03/2018
Syria Syrian artist finds fame by painting grenades and mortar shells Akram Abu al-Fawz, from eastern Ghouta, has exhibited internationally and attracted followers worldwide with his unusual art, which he shares on Facebook. 09/03/2018
Syria Aid arrives in Ghouta but fierce fighting hits distribution The convoy was carrying food that could not be offloaded on Monday when fighting forced an earlier delivery to leave early 09/03/2018
Syria Patients treated after suspected chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta Medics report a chlorine gas attack in Eastern Ghouta, just hours after an aid convoy left the area. 07/03/2018
Syria Rescue group says residents flee Eastern Ghouta The Damascus suburb is home to around 400, 000 people and has been subject to an extensive bombing campaign by forces loyal to President Assad. 04/03/2018
Syria Syria begins ground assault in Eastern Ghouta as UN aid convoys wait No deal yet on evacuation of wounded or more aid convoys, but UNICEF says Damascus may allow a convoy with aid for 180,000 of the 400,000 civilians trapped in the region. 02/03/2018
Syria The UN tells the Syrian Humanitarian Task Force "You are failing" Civilians too frightened to use five-hour daily ceasefires to flee, and window too short to allow aid to get through says UN. 01/03/2018
Syria UN claims Pyongyang provided materials for chemical weapons in Syria Damascus denies using chemical weapons but a UN investigation says North Korea shipped equipment that could have been converted 28/02/2018
brussels bureau EU demands immediate Syria ceasefire Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says "every single minute we wait there are people dying." 26/02/2018
Syria Desperate conditions in Eastern Ghouta Euronews spoke to a local doctor and aid worker about the plight of civilians, and about their faith in prospects for desperately-needed relief. 26/02/2018
Syria Call for 'steps on the ground' in eastern Ghouta Air strikes by the Syrian government on the rebel-held enclave are reported to have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council. 25/02/2018
Syria Eastern Ghouta, 23/02/2018: No Comment This video shows scenes of injury, destruction and death. 23/02/2018
no comment No Comment: 'No words to describe children's suffering' in Syria UNICEF said it had no words left for what's been happening in eastern Ghouta. The only way to understand is to see it. (The scenes are disturbing and upsetting.) 23/02/2018
Syria UN calls for ceasefire as Ghouta bombing continues Aid groups say Russian and Syrian warplanes have pounded the last rebel enclave for a fifth straight day hitting civilian targets 22/02/2018
