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  • TOPSHOT - A Syrian youth checks the site of Syrian government bombardments in Hamouria, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2018. The Syrian regime rained rockets and bombs on Eastern Ghouta, killing several civilians as international pressure mounted to stop the carnage in the rebel-held enclave. / AFP PHOTO / ABDULMONAM EASSAABDULMONAM EASSA/AFP/Getty Images

    UN Security Council adopts Syria ceasefire resolution

    By Chandrika Narayan, CNN
    Not long after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, regime military aircraft hit targets in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, activists said Saturday night.