Syria, Russia step up offensive on rebels in Eastern Ghouta

By World Tribune on March 9, 2018   Africa / Europe, Exclusives, Rest of The Best, Russia, Syria, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, March 9, 2018 Syrian regime and Russian warplanes on March 7 intensified their assault on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, where some 400,000 people are trapped and more than 800 civilians have been killed in recent weeks. Rebel defenses in towns on the outskirts of Damascus were being struck by “preparatory fire” in advance […]