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    Despite U.N. Call For Cease-Fire, Strikes Continue On Damascus Suburb

    Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held area home to more than 350,000 people, has suffered a barrage of attacks for days, and civilian deaths are continuing. Now Russia is calling for a "humanitarian corridor."
    by Camila Domonoske Feb 26, 2018 3 minutes
    Syrian children receive treatment at a makeshift clinic after a suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, late on Sunday. A child died and at least 13 other people suffered breathing difficulties after an attack on the besieged Syrian rebel enclave, a medic and a monitor said.

    Just days after the U.N. Security Council demanded a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, heavy shelling has resumed in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta.

    Meanwhile, according to Russian state media, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a "humanitarian corridor" to allow civilians to leave the besieged region.

    The area, held by rebels and under attack by the Syrian regime, has been targeted in a series of strikes over the past week — resulting in the deaths of more than 500 people, including

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