Volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent carry a sick man as Syrian families leave the besieged town of al-Moadamiyeh, which is controlled by opposition fighters, in Damascus countryside October 29, 2013. REUTERS-Khaled al-Hariri
Starved Syria Civilians Flee Besieged Damascus Suburb -- BBC
Thousands of Syrian civilians have finally been allowed to leave the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiya.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet, who was at the scene, describes a tide of desperate people leaving the area, which has been closed off since March.
Supplies in Moadamiya had been running desperately short, and residents had pleaded to be saved from starvation.
The exodus of civilians has been made possible by an apparent relaxation of a blockade by government forces.
The Syrian army had previously said that rebel-held areas of Damascus such as Moadamiya could surrender or starve.
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Update: Damascus, rebels coordinate to let 1,800 civilians flee siege -- Reuters
My Comment: This is one suburb among many.
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