Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war monitor said had killed at least 250 people since Sunday night, Reuters reports.
More bombs hit Syria's Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 21, ARTSAKHPRESS:The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was the highest 48-hour death toll in the Syria conflict since a 2013 chemical attack on eastern Ghouta, the last major rebel bastion located near the capital.
The wave of air strikes, rocket fire and shelling has sparked international condemnation. France, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, described the bombardment as a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military. Damascus says it only targets militants.
