UTV | COLOMBO – The situation in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta is “beyond imagination”, the UN’s co-ordinator in Syria says, following days of bombing by Syria’s government.
Panos Moumtzis told the BBC the bombardment near the capital Damascus, said to have killed at least 250 people, had caused “extreme suffering”.
The Syrian military says it is trying to liberate the area from terrorists.
Meanwhile Syrian troops have been sent to confront Turkey in the north.
The Turks have crossed the border to push back the Kurds in northern Syria.
Turkey fired shells near the advancing columns, which, it says, forced the pro-government fighters into retreat. (Courtesy – BBC)