Syrian refugees
Thousands of civilians poured out of Eastern Ghouta on Thursday as the capture of a key town brought Syria's government even closer to retaking the devastated rebel enclave outside Damascus.
Dozens of people crowded into trucks and tractors waved or chanted as they drove by.
The Syrian army captured the Hamouriyeh district in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside after the withdrawal of the Failaq al-Rahman rebel group as 12,500 people evacuated that area on Thursday, a monitor group reported.
More than 1,220 civilians - a fifth of them children - have been killed since the launch of the offensive.
"It is vital that all sides prevent civilians getting caught up in the crossfire as Government of Syria forces and their allies advance further into Eastern Ghouta".
Al-Mayadeen TV showed buses waiting to pick up civilians.
"We had been trapped in the basements and did not dare come out, in the cellars and tunnels", a man who left the rebel pocket to government territory told Reuters on the outskirts of Hammouriyeh.
Intense air strikes by the regime and its Russian ally kill 91 civilians on March 7, the Observatory says, reporting at least 60 people suffering from breathing difficulties following strikes on the towns of Sakba and Hammuriyeh.
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In a video clip recorded for Save the Children and published on his Twitter account, Ronaldo shared footage of the daily bombardment against Eastern Ghouta and wrote "Be Strong". It said one of its rescue workers was killed in an air strike on the town of Hazeh.
Over the past seven years, Syria's conflict has killed hundreds of thousands of people, driven millions more from their homes, disturbed the regional balance of power and dragged in foreign nations whose rivalry has upset existing alliances.
The humanitarian corridors were set up by Syria and Russian Federation after the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2401, which called for a ceasefire in the Arab country.
Despite the bombardment, on March 9 food aid is distributed in Douma, the largest town in Eastern Ghouta.
Government forces have recently split the enclave in two and cut off the towns of Douma and Harasta. Douma has seen four days of relative calm, said local media activist Youssef Boustani.
"This is just a little of what these families need", the ICRC said.
Damascus routinely blocks the aid agencies from delivering relief to opposition-held areas in the country.
"I was in touch with the Russians and the Americans yesterday on this", Egeland said. It claimed the pause has allowed growing numbers of civilians to reach safety.
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