Syria

I spent some of today at one of the finest government hospitals in Syria, the Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, seeing how they’re able to cope with injuries from rebel attacks. We’ve also once again been able to film Syrian forces attacking Eastern Ghouta from the Harasta suburb of Damascus. A warning: there are distressing images in my…

Ingy Sedky, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses the bombardment of Ghouta.

From 9am until 2pm, the guns will fall silent, according to the man literally calling the shots apparently over Eastern Ghouta now – President Putin of Russia. It’s a long way from the 30-day ceasefire without delay demanded by the UN Security Council. But better than non-stop fighting There will also be the much talked…

While President Assad faces international condemnation there are plenty on his side who support him too. But of course it’s a very different picture for people trapped in rebel-held areas. This report contains distressing images from the start.

The Syrian government launches a new ground offensive and bombing campaign in Eastern Ghouta hours after the UN voted for a ceasefire.

Within hours of the UN ceasefire resolution Syria began its next phase of the war – to retake parts of Eastern Ghouta with ground forces. The bombing and rebel mortar attacks were slightly down but still there were claims that 22 were reportedly killed in the rebel-territory today. Eastern Ghouta is a big region starting…

Interview with retired Major General Mohammed Abbas from the Syrian Army.

Juliette Touma is from the charity Unicef, which is part of the relief operation in Ghouta.

More than 120 people have been killed, including 20 children, in a wave of fresh attacks in East Damascus. Syrian forces have increased their relentless bombardment on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave, which is home to more than 400,000 civilians – as pro-government forces mass nearby for a possible ground assault. Russia’s foreign minister Sergey…

Israel’s Prime Minister said his country delivered “severe blows” to Iranian and Syrian forces a day after carrying out a wave of airstrikes in Syria. Israel ordered the airstrikes after it intercepted an Iranian drone infiltrating its airspace. It comes amid an increase in violence across the country with millions of civilians trapped with NO…

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called for the safe and dignified return of the Rohingya people to Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands of the Muslim minority have fled what the UN has called a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. Speaking during a visit to a refugee camp in Bangladesh, and ahead of meeting Aung San Suu…

An Iranian drone flies into Israeli airspace from Syria. It is shot down by an Israeli aircraft. Then an Israeli aircraft is shot down by forces backing the Assad regime. The Israelis launch attacks on 12 mainly Iranian targets around Damascus. The Russians say this poses an unacceptable threat to their soldiers. And it all…

David Beasley, who’s executive director of the World Food Programme, discusses conflicts including Syria and Yemen.

Tens of thousands of  Syrians have  fled their homes. Now officials are warning of a potential “refugee catastrophe” amid a ferocious government assault on Idlib, the last Syrian province under rebel control. Aid organisations are also warning of another humanitarian catastrophe in eastern Goutha, where hundreds of thousands of people are trapped under heavy bombardment.