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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

Ghouta district

Syrian children stand in a basement used as a shelter against airstrikes on March 25, 2018, in Douma, eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / HAMZA AL-AJWEH)
June 20, 2018, 3:07 pm
UN: State, rebels committed war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Report calls on all parties to desist from sieges in the future, concluding they are characterized by war crimes
By Agencies
Illustrative: Billowing smoke, following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. (Mohamad Abazeed/ AFP)
April 15, 2018, 3:46 pm
After Ghouta, Syrian army eyes rebels in Daraa, on Israel’s border
Regime forces expected to target area that was the cradle of uprising and a stronghold for Western-backed non-jihadist rebels
By Layal Abou Rahal and Rim Haddad
Syrian and Russian soldiers at the entrance of the Wafideen Camp in Syria, on April 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Youssef Karwashan)
April 15, 2018, 10:58 am
Syria declares full recapture of Ghouta rebel enclave
As Assad forces declare region ‘cleansed of terrorists,’ anti-regime group says it only left due to chemical weapons attacks
By AFP
Medical workers treating toddlers following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, April. 8, 2018 (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
April 10, 2018, 5:50 pm
Syria invites global watchdog to probe chemical strike claims
Russia to ask UN Security Council for ‘transparent and honest’ investigation; Moscow envoy said to secretly visit Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during the AK Party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara on March 20, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / HAKAN GOKTEPE)
April 10, 2018, 3:20 pm
Erdogan vows perpetrators of Syria massacre will pay ‘heavy price’
After alleged gas attack in Eastern Ghouta, Turkish president steers clear of directly criticizing Assad, says he talked with Putin
By AFP
This image released early Sunday, April 8, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a rescue worker carrying a child following an alleged chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
April 10, 2018, 1:00 am
Israel: Alleged Syrian chemical attack a ‘crime against humanity’
Jerusalem accuses Assad regime of ‘mass murder’ in rebel-held towns, says Damascus violating international disarmament agreements
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis awaits the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, April 9, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski)
April 9, 2018, 6:23 pm
Mattis on taking action in Syria: ‘I don’t rule anything out’
US secretary of defense says he will consult with allies and partners, questions how Damascus regime still has chemical weapons if Russia guaranteed stockpiles would be removed
By AFP
Medical workers treating toddlers following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, April. 8, 2018 (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
April 9, 2018, 3:23 pm
Russia: Specialists find no trace of chemical attack in Syria
China backs probe into suspected Douma strike widely attributed to Assad regime; UK urges ‘strong’ response
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018. (AFP)
April 8, 2018, 8:09 pm
Iran condemns Syria chemical charges as ‘conspiracy’
Tehran says ‘not rational’ for Damascus to use chemical weapons, since Syrian army has ‘upper hand on the ground against the armed terrorists’
By AFP
This image made from video released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a medical worker giving toddlers oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, April 8, 2018. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
April 8, 2018, 2:48 pm
Why did Assad use chemical weapons? Because he can
With Russia behind him and the US in retreat, the Syrian leader knows no one will take a stand against his actions, no matter how unconventional — and deadly — they may be
By Avi Issacharoff
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018. (AFP)
April 8, 2018, 12:10 pm
Moscow denies Syrian regime used chemical weapons in Douma
Top official leading Russian efforts for reconciliation in civil war says Kremlin ready to send in analysts to collect data and prove claims ‘fabricated’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018, after Syrian regime troops resumed a military blitz to pressure rebels to withdraw. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 8, 2018, 7:41 am
US: Assad regime must be ‘held accountable’ for suspected chlorine attack
Washington blasts Moscow over support for Syrian president as 70 killed in Douma; medics say poisonous gas used on civilians
By AFP
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018, after Syrian regime troops resumed a military blitz to pressure rebels to withdraw (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 8, 2018, 1:33 am
Syrian opposition says 35 civilians killed in chemical attack
Regime denies accusations; hundreds said injured as Assad’s forces step up offensive on Douma
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Syrian children ride their bike past destroyed buildings in the former rebel-held town of Zamalka, in Eastern Ghouta on April 5, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 7, 2018, 6:02 am
Airstrikes return to Syria’s Ghouta, killing 40 civilians as talks sputter
Russian-backed regime forces advance on last rebel-held town near capital after truce with Islamist fighters collapses
By Maya Gebeily
Regime forces walk along a destroyed street in the former rebel-held town of Jobar in Eastern Ghouta on April 2, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara)
April 2, 2018, 4:28 pm
Largest Syrian rebel group starts leaving Damascus enclave
First Army of Islam fighters evacuate from town of Douma as part of deal that will hand zone to government
By AP
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