BBCNEWS BBC News February 24, 2018
For syria until saturday. The resolution would have allowed aid to reach the people of Eastern Ghouta, and crucially, halt the governments fierce bombing campaign. Activists say it hundreds have now died an aerial attacks. This is what happened in Eastern Ghouta as diplomacy stuttered. The enclave was pounded. 400,000 or so people spend most of the day underground. Above them, russian jets, with their syrian allies, were in action. As the russians demanded guarantees that rebel fighters would respect any truce. In Eastern Ghouta, men from Civil Defence risked their lives to rescue civilians, e...