Heavy Syrian bombardment killed 44 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta today (February 19, 2018), as regime forces appeared to prepare for an imminent ground assault, according to the Yahoo News website.
The escalation came as pro-government forces were expected to enter the northern Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, to take a stand against a month-long Turkish assault there.
Held by rebels since 2012, Eastern Ghouta is the last opposition pocket around Damascus, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dispatched reinforcements there in an apparent bid to retake it.
A barrage of air strikes, rocket fire, and artillery slammed into several towns across Eastern Ghouta today, killing 44 civilians and wounding dozens more.
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