The traditionally Kurdish town had been emptied of its residents just weeks earlier after a brutal Turkish-led offensive forced tens of thousands to flee

Displaced from Ghouta, Syrians seek refuge in emptied Afrin

The embassy had cooperated with the Syrian authorities to secure their release from camps where thousands of civilians fleeing the Eastern Ghouta Damascus suburb were now staying

Cairo gets 7 Egyptians out of Syria-controlled shelters

Syria's army said Monday it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the seven-year war

Syria says capital 'completely secure', IS ousted

Late on Sunday, the Syrian army said missiles had struck bases in northern Syria, describing it as a 'new aggression' by its enemies

Syrian army renews push on besieged areas

The case is likely to commence on May 15 in Antwerp, Belgium

3 Belgian companies face heat over chemical exports to Syria

The last rebels withdrew from eastern Ghouta hours after the Western bombing

Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves

Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are in Syria to try and determine whether banned toxins were used in an attack in Douma, in the rebel enclave of Ghouta, on April 7

How do chemical weapons inspectors work?

Sources confirmed reports of a military operation underway along the road that links Homs to the neighbouring town Al Salamiya in Hama province

Post Ghouta victory, Assad-led forces launch fresh offensive

'If the Syrian regime uses this poison gas again, the United States is locked and loaded,' the US Ambassador to the UN said

If Syria uses toxic gas again, America is 'locked and loaded': US envoy to UN Nikki Haley

The leaders of the three countries will meet in Ankara for talks on a new constitution for Syria and increasing security in "de-escalation" zones across the country, Turkish officials say

Russia, Iran and Turkey struggle to find common ground on Syria

A Russian-brokered deal had been reported on Sunday for fighters with Jaish al-Islam to leave the enclave's main town of Douma

Fighters begin leaving last rebel pocket of Syria's Ghouta

The first pocket, in and around the city of Harasta, was surrendered by the rebels on Thursday, with evacuations beginning then and carrying on through Friday

Hundreds of rebels, families leave Syria's Ghouta

Syrian rebels began evacuating a second part of Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Saturday, state media said, in the latest such deal this week for the former opposition bastion

Syria rebels begin evacuating penultimate Ghouta zone: State media

The Ahrar al-Sham group`s decision to accept the army`s terms and abandon the town of Harasta puts the government on course for its biggest victory over rebels since the battle of Aleppo in 2016

Syria rebels depart eastern Ghouta town on government buses in first surrender

The Red Crescent prepared to evacuate people in desperate need of medical care from Syria's battered rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday

Medical evacuations expected out of Syria's battered Ghouta

Young children were carried on suitcases and bicycles, while the elderly were offered assistance along the dusty road

Civilians stream out of Ghouta as crisis intensifies

Eastern Ghouta, which houses around 400,000 residents, has remained under a crippling regime siege for the last five years with humanitarian access being completely cut off

Russia denies airstrikes on Syria's eastern Ghouta

At least 57 civilians were killed as the toll for the month-old assault near Damascus continued to mount and world powers remained unable to stop one of the seven-year conflict's worst crises

Death and exodus as two Syria assaults escalate

The Russian military said late on Sunday that it had managed to evacuate 52 civilians, including 26 children

Russian military says it evacuated 52 civilians from Syria's Ghouta

Government troops and allied militia launched their military campaign for Eastern Ghouta on February 18

Syria army cuts off main rebel town in Ghouta as death toll tops 1,000

A rebel official denied the commander`s claim

Pro-Damascus commander says eastern Ghouta effectively sliced in two

The Britain-based monitor said the reinforcements were deployed to two main battlefronts on the western side of the enclave, including the town of Harasta

Syria regime sends hundreds of reinforcements to Ghouta: Monitor

Live footage broadcast by Syrian state TV from the outskirts of the town of Mesraba showed enormous clouds of smoke rising into the sky. The sounds of explosions and jets could be heard

Damascus intensifies Ghouta assault to try and cut rebel enclave in half

WION Evening News Brief, March 2, 2018

ghouta

Ghouta, News on Ghouta, stories on Ghouta, articles on Ghouta, Ghouta stories at Wion, Ghouta news, Ghouta latest news