Calls for truce fall on deaf ears in Syria's Ghouta
As Syria seeks to "liquidate" terrorists in eastern Ghouta, escalated fighting leaves little hope for the much-touted "de-escalation" zones.
Despite demands for truces by Russia and the United Nations Security Council, Syrian regime forces continue to pound eastern Ghouta this week.
The situation in eastern Ghouta now is similar to that of Aleppo in December 2016, when UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell."
