The US has urged the Syrian government to allow immediate aid convoys to starving civilians cut off in rebel-held suburbs of Damascus.
Washington said the army’s months-long siege left many people in desperate need of food, water and medicine.
It also cited “unprecedented reports” of children dying of malnutrition just a few kilometres from President Bashar al-Assad palace.
The Syrian army has warned the rebel-held areas must surrender or starve, BBC in forms.
