Syrian Rebels Using Caged Civilians As 'Human Shields' Against Syrian/Russia Bombing Raids

Daily Mail: Hundreds of women locked in cages to act as human shields against Assad’s air-strikes: Rebels parade families loyal to president through streets as horrifying deterrent

* Locals loyal to President Assad rounded-up in the Syrian city of Douma
* Held in metal cages which rebels place near targets to prevent air-strikes
* Attacks from Russian or Syrian jets would mean killing Assad supporters
* Almost 500 Alawites now held captive in the cubed jails on flat-bed trucks

Women loyal to President Assad in a besieged region of Damascus are being paraded in metal cages in the hope of preventing further air-strikes raining down on a stricken suburb of the Syrian capital.

Almost 500 Alawites - male and female - have been rounded up by Army of Islam militants and are now being held captive in the cubed jails mounted on the back of flat-bed trucks and pick-ups.

The city of Douma has been pulverised by daily attacks by Russian and Syrian bombing raids.

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Caged and in danger: Syrian soldiers become human shields for rebels -- CNN
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Caged Hostages From Syrian President’s Sect Paraded Through Rebel-Held Suburb -- NYT
Syrian rebels using caged civilian captives as 'human shields' -- The Telegraph
Assad loyalists paraded in cages through Damascus by rebels trying to stop air strikes -- The Independent
Syrian rebels parade caged men and women as human shields against Russian airstrikes -- Washington Times
In Douma, Syrian rebels respond to airstrikes by parading Alawi officers in cages -- Al Bawaba
Syrian Rebels Parade Syrian Army Captives In Cages 'To Stop Syrian Regime Airstrikes' -- IBTimes
Rights group slams Syria rebels for 'human shields' -- AFP
Syrian rebel group defends decision to use prisoners as human shields -- The Telegraph