The Russian military on March 1 accused Syria’s rebels of shelling a humanitarian corridor that Moscow set up with the Syrian government, offering residents of Damascus’ besieged eastern suburbs a way out of the embattled enclave.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered a five-hour daily humanitarian pause to allow civilians to exit the region. The daily pauses began on Feb.27 but so far, no humanitarian aid has gone in — and no civilians have left the area, known as eastern Ghouta.
