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

Europe News

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