Syria’s regime sent reinforcements to Eastern Ghouta on Wednesday, tightening the noose around the shrinking rebel enclave hours before a top-level UN meeting.
The blistering onslaught has prompted outrage against the regime, with the UN human rights chief saying the government was orchestrating an “apocalypse” in Syria. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the Syrian regime and its foreign allies were already planning their next “apocalypse”.
Heavy air strikes battered several key towns in the zone on Wednesday. Forty-six aid trucks entered the area on Monday for the first time since the offensive, but had to cut short their deliveries and leave due to heavy bombardment.
