Civilians carry bottles as they queue to buy petrol in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus, October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Msallam Abd Albaset
Syrian Army Siege East Of Capital Tightens As Food, Supplies Dwindle -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Syria's army has sealed the few remaining smuggling routes into the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus, activists and aid workers said on Wednesday, tightening a chokehold on rebel-held areas near the capital.
Activists inside the Eastern Ghouta region, a semicircle of rural towns outside Damascus, said no food or supplies had entered the region in days. They said the army began intensifying its blockade over a week ago.
Residents worry that conditions will soon mirror those of people living in suburbs to the west of the capital, where hunger has become so severe that doctors have reported several cases of death and illness from malnutrition.
Aid workers confirmed the activists' accounts.
Read more ....
My Comment: Limited Food. No electricity or fuel. Hospitals are limited with supplies (if they have any) .... and winter is only a few weeks away. Here is another easy prediction .... expect thousands to die in Syria this winter from illnesses and the deprivation of necessities.
No comments:
Post a Comment