Syria's Eastern Ghouta: five deadly days of bombing

Beirut (AFP) - Syria's army launched a new deadly aerial campaign on Damascus's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region on February 18, with daily bombardments since then turning it into "hell on Earth".

The enclave, controlled by Islamists and besieged by government forces for five years, was already subjected to a ferocious five-day air assault this month that left around 250 civilians dead and hundreds wounded.

The new round of strikes by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has killed more than 360 civilians and wounded 1,700 others since Sunday.

Here is a day-by-day breakdown:

- Rockets and intense raids -

On February 18 government forces fire more than 260 rockets and the air force carries out intense raids on several areas in Eastern Ghouta.

The army reinforces its positions in what seems to be preparation for a ground offensive, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights observer group says.

- Death and desolation.

Source: YahooNews