Intense Syrian government shelling and air strikes of rebel-held Damascus suburbs killed at least 98 people, a monitoring group and paramedics said.
A day after Monday’s government barrage, retaliatory shells rained down on the Syrian capital, killing at least one person on Tuesday.
The targeted suburbs, scattered across an area known as eastern Ghouta , have been subjected to weeks-long bombardment that has killed and wounded hundreds of people.
John Pontifex from ACN was recently in Damascus and told Premier News Hour the need for help is overwhelming.
“It’s almost impossible for agencies to meet the needs of the people,” he said. “Our sense is that help is going to have to increase if we are to in any way eliminate the plight of thousands of people who I saw for myself are in incredible poverty… that really brought a tear to my eye.”
He added that people are “understandably extremely afraid” and the situation is “desperate”.
This photo released on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Ghouta Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian paramedic, right, treats an injured man who was wounded by the shelling of the Syrian government forces, at a makeshift hospital, in Ghouta, suburb of Damascus, Syria. A Syrian…
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