Damascus and opposition factions exchanged accusations on Tuesday about shelling a humanitarian corridor meant to help civilians leave the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave, where 400,000 people are living under a regime siege and bombardment. Reports said regime forces shelled the area on Tuesday, despite the start of a truce to allow for aid deliveries and medical evacuations. However, the state-run Syrian television was showing footage of regime-controlled areas near the town of Douma in the Eastern Ghouta, saying that the humanitarian corridor had been opened, but armed fighters were shelling the passage to prevent people from leaving. A spokesperson from Faylaq al-Rahman, one of the main rebel groups located in Eastern Ghouta, denied that his fighters was not allowing civilians to leave. Jaish al-Islam also rebuffed claims that the group had shelled the Russian-ordered humanitarian corridor. Moscow also accused opposition groups of not allowing civilians to leave Eastern Ghouta. “At 9 am on February 27, a humanitarian corridor was opened for the release of civilians from the zone of de-escalation,” RIA Novosti quoted Russian General Viktor Pankov as saying. The general added that “militants launched intense shelling and not a single civilian has come out.” For their parts, opposition factions operating in Eastern Ghouta declared they were ready to evacuate the area from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham members and their families in exchange of a 15-day ceasefire. In a joint statement, the main groups Jaish al-Islam, Faylaq al-Rahman and Ahrar al-Sham said their “complete commitment to deport” extremists would take 15 days and start when a UN truce goes into effect.