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March 6, 2018

Syria: Monitors Say 70 Killed in 24 Hours Amid Ongoing Gov't Assault on Eastern Ghouta
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In Syria, human rights monitors say at least 70 people have been killed
in the last 24 hours by the Russian-backed Syrian government's continued
airstrikes and artillery fire against Eastern Ghouta, outside the
capital Damascus. Monitors say a humanitarian aid convoy has been
blocked from delivering supplies to residents trapped in the rebel-held
area, which has been besieged by the Syrian government for years. The
rescue group the White Helmets says at least 30 people appear to have
suffocated from a suspected chlorine gas attack on Monday night. The
Syrian government's ongoing offensive against Eastern Ghouta comes
despite a U.N. Security Council ceasefire and a 5-hour daily ceasefire
brokered by Russia, the Syrian government's main backer.


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