Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta

Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta

BEIRUT/GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians have fled advances by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta over the last two days, a war monitor and a resident said on Sunday, as Damascus wages an offensive to crush the last major rebel enclave near the capital. A commander in the military alliance that backs President Bashar al-Assad said government forces needed to advance just a few more kilometres (miles) into the enclave to split it in two.

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