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February 23, 2018

Russia Delays U.N. Security Council Resolution on Syria Bloodshed
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In Syria, warplanes bombarded the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern
Ghouta near Damascus for the fifth straight day, as human rights groups
warned the civilian death toll has topped 400 for the week-with doctors
unable to tend to the wounded in bombed-out hospitals. The violence came
as Russia tabled a debate at the U.N. Security Council Thursday on a
measure calling for a 30-day ceasefire to allow for evacuations of the
sick and wounded and for convoys of humanitarian aid to reach needy
residents. Russia's ambassador said a vote at the U.N. was likely to
occur later today.


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