Ghouta

Syrian government troops committed war crimes in siege of Ghouta through heavy bombardment and mass starvation: UN

More than 140,000 people have been displaced from eastern Ghouta since the offensive got underway in February

Onslaught has retaken 70 per cent of the area and killed nearly 1,260 civilians - a fifth of them children

Linda Tom says 'The majority of them are women and children,'

Aid for tens of thousands of people on its way to Eastern Ghouta

Eastern Ghouta's 400,000 residents have lived under regime siege since 2013, facing severe food and medicine shortages

Only one small convoy with supplies for 7,200 people has been allowed to Ghouta so far

No sign of agreement on further convoys

Mohammad Fadhl Akram, 73, and his wife Saghran Bibi have been evacuated to Damascus

Top UN officials for humanitarian aid and political affairs lash out at Security Council members over 'inaction'

600 civilians have been killed in 10 days of air strikes

Actor posts a heartfelt message on Instagram

The escalation has killed at least 417 people and injured hundreds more

UN Security Council expected to vote on resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire to allow deliveries of aid

Surge in pro-government air strikes has killed more than 210 people, including 54 children, in Damascus

At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children were killed