Despite ceasefire, Syrian rebels fire at humanitarian corridor in Eastern Ghouta

Moscow also accused Syrian rebel fighters of firing mortar shells at a humanitarian corridor in the area between Harasta and Douma. Rebels in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta have gone on the offensive despite attempts to hold a “humanitarian pause”, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. “During the ‘humanitarian pause’ fighters from armed groups continued attacking the positions of the government forces in the areas of Hazrama and Nashabia settlements and after 1 pm went on the offensive in other directions too,” the ministry said in a statement. “These actions were…

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