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Air strikes batter Eastern Ghouta for fifth day

Fresh air strikes hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 220 civilians. Syrian warplanes have battered the enclave's towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in...

Aid group warns of crisis in battered Eastern Ghouta

Relentless bombardment by the Syrian military of the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta is hampering vital relief operations, an international aid group warned Friday. The intensity of the air strikes, which have killed more than 220 civilians in just four days, has made it extremely...

Eastern Ghouta strikes toll rises to 51 dead: monitor

   A fourth consecutive day of heavy regime bombing raids on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed 51 civilians Thursday, a monitor said. The civilian toll was first reported at nine Thursday morning but almost immediately began to rise, mirroring...

Turkey says to host Syria summit with Russia, Iran

Turkey on Thursday said it planned to host in Istanbul a new three-way summit on Syria with the presidents of Russia and Iran aimed at reviving a drive to bring peace to the country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to hold the summit in...