国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Peace far away as showdown approaches Syrias Eastern Ghouta
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ghouta">Ghouta</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shelling">shelling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="showdown">showdown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ignited">ignited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harasta">Harasta</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ghouta">Ghouta</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="shelling">shelling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ghouta">Ghouta</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ghouta">Ghouta</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span>' <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rained">rained</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>' <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ghouta">Ghouta</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="cower">cower</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="mortars">mortars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="jam">jam</span>-<span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="refrained">refrained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="eerily">eerily</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ambulances">ambulances</span>' <span word="sirens">sirens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wailing">wailing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>.</p>
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