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Call For Truce As Syrian Death Toll Rises

26/02/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Call For Truce As Syrian Death Toll Rises

UN demands immediate ceasefire as government forces continue assault on eastern Ghouta

UN secretary general demands immediate ceasefire as government forces continue assault on the rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta, also: Saudi women to be allowed service in the military, and: the aborted attempt of a solo climb to the summit of K2.

(Photo: Eastern Ghouta man carries wounded child, credit: AFP)

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