{"id":18986,"date":"2018-02-24T20:52:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/24\/damascus-suburb-strikes-kill-scores-un-votes-for-cease-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:48:37","slug":"damascus-suburb-strikes-kill-scores-un-votes-for-cease-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/24\/damascus-suburb-strikes-kill-scores-un-votes-for-cease-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Damascus suburb strikes kill scores, UN votes for cease-fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIRUT \u2014 A new wave of airstrikes and shelling on eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus left at least 22 people dead and dozens wounded Saturday, raising the death toll of a week of bombing in the area to 500, as the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weeklong bombardment has overwhelmed rescuers and doctors at makeshift hospitals, many of which have also been bombed. Activists say that terrified residents have been hiding in underground shelters where dozens of people can be crammed into small places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923822184.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923822184.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923822184.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923822184.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923822184.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">China&#8217;s Ambassador to the UN MA Zhaoxu speaks to the US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a ceasefire in Syria Feb. 24, 2018 in New York. (Don Emmert\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest wave of bombings came after the U.N. Security Council delayed a vote on a resolution demanding a 30-day humanitarian cease-fire for two days to try to get Russia on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/17\/mattis-unclear-if-russia-directed-attack-against-us-allies-in-syria\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia<\/a> had repeatedly called an immediate cease-fire unrealistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/19\/turkey-warns-as-syrian-government-poised-to-enter-afrin\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18050404434462.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Turkey warns as Syrian government poised to enter Afrin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Turkey warned the Syrian government Monday against entering the Kurdish-controlled enclave in northern Syria where a major Turkish military offensive is underway, saying it would hit back at the troops if their goal is to protect the Kurdish fighters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a bid to get Russian support, sponsors Kuwait and Sweden amended the draft resolution late Friday to drop a demand that the cease-fire take effect 72 hours after the resolution\u2019s adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two hours of additional negotiations on Saturday, the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria \u201cwithout delay\u201d to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923816090.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923816090.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923816090.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923816090.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923816090.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Syrian Kurd marches with a sign reading in Arabic &#8220;Afrin is the grave of Erdogan&#8221; as he demonstrates with others raising flags bearing the portrait of Kurdistan Worker&#8217;s Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in the town of Al-Muabbadah in the northeastern part of Hassakah province on Feb. 24, 2018, denouncing the Turkish military operation against the Kurdish YPG forces in the northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin. (Delil Souleiman\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.N. convoys and evacuation teams are ready to go,\u201d Sweden\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Olof Skoog told the council just before the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the vote, many council members urged stepped up efforts to ensure a cease-fire and get assistance to millions in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has been a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad since the country\u2019s conflict began seven years ago. In 2015, Moscow joined the war on Assad\u2019s side tipping the balance of power in his favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrian opposition activists say Russian warplanes are taking part in bombarding Damascus suburbs known as eastern Ghouta, where many people are hiding in underground shelters with little food and medical supplies amid a tight government siege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923811668.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923811668.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923811668.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923811668.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-923811668.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kurdish People&#8217;s Protection Units (YPG) military police members demonstrate with their flags in the Kurdish town of Al-Muabbadah in the northeastern part of Hassakah province on February 24, 2018, denouncing the Turkish military operation against YPG forces in the northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin. (Delil Souleiman\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no electricity, no water, no flour, no bread and no baby formula,\u201d said paramedic Siraj Mahmoud in an audio message calling for a short break in airstrikes so residents can get food for their children. \u201cThere is nothing inside Ghouta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrian opposition activists said that government forces used phosphorous bombs in their attacks on the suburbs, but the claims could not be independently confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said airstrikes that hit several suburbs left 22 people dead in different areas, including 10 in the suburb of Douma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opposition\u2019s Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said 23 people were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Observatory said that since the latest wave of bombardment began Sunday, 510 civilians, including 127 children and 75 women, have been killed in eastern Ghouta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White Helmets said it has documented the names of 420 people who have been killed since Sunday, adding that dozens more have still not been identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrian state media reported that rebels fired mortar shells on Damascus, Assad\u2019s seat of power, killing at least one person and wounding seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Lederer reported from the United Nations.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new wave of airstrikes and shelling on eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus left at least 22 people dead and dozens wounded Saturday, raising the death toll of a week of bombing in the area to 500, as the U.N. 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