Syria war: New UN truce plea as deaths in Eastern Ghouta mount

The UN has renewed its appeal for an immediate truce in the besieged Syrian rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, amid reports of more deaths in air-strikes.

The UN Security Council voted for a thirty-day nationwide ceasefire on Saturday, but no start date was given.

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, was quoted as saying it was high time to stop this hell on Earth.

He spoke as activists reported that nine civilians were killed in a government strike on the town of Douma.

Although there has been some reduction in violence since Saturday, air-strikes continue to target the enclave.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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