My comments on #Russia & #Assad’s escalations over the weekend, for @MiddleEastInst’s Monday Briefing:
mei.edu/content/articl…
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**1,450+** casualties in #EasternGhouta in x4 days of #Assad regime bombing.
- 237 dead
- 1,250+ wounded
NOTE: This is taking place *in* a “de-escalation zone."
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- Powerful work by @leloveluck on East #Ghouta:
wapo.st/2EAdqjz?tid=ss…
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