Putin orders daily cease-fire in Syrian rebel enclave that U.N. calls 'hell on Earth'
by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2018
2 minutes
AMMAN, Jordan - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a daily cease-fire in eastern Ghouta, the Syrian rebel-held enclave near the capital Damascus and the target of a ferocious government assault that has turned life in the region, according to the U.N., into "hell on Earth."
"As ordered by the Russian president,
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