A fledgling "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia in Syria's rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta was rattled Tuesday by fresh air strikes and rocket fire, several sources said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported air raids, including the dropping of two...

As the Syrian regime escalates its attacks on opposition-held suburbs of Damascus, rebels in outlying towns are retaliating with volleys of mortar shells and rockets into the capital, killing more than 25 civilians in the past two weeks and spreading fear among its 4 million residents....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 3 people were killed early Saturday in Harasta suburb as regime forces stepped up its bloody offensive on the embattled eastern enclave of Damascus, local activists said.  The Civil Defense rescuing agency said  regime forces have pounded Eastern...

The death toll for five days of bombardment by the Syrian regime and its allies on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta passed the 400 mark Thursday, a monitor said. "Five days of air strikes and intense artillery fire by the regime and its Russian ally have killed 403 civilians,...