#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
10/07/2013
***Headlines***
Cautious calm on most fronts; raids by helicopters and jetfighters; artillery and rocket shelling; 8-month-long siege causes widespread destruction and dire shortages in all supplies
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Most fronts witnessed cautious calm during the day interrupted only by mutual sniper operations and skirmishes.
As usual, a military convoy from Al-Mazzeh Airport headed towards the city via the Southern Circle Road with tanks, vehicles and troops with the aim of reinforcing regime locations with personnel and supplies. Meanwhile, regime helicopters flew over the city.
Most areas controlled by the FSA received rocket and artillery shelling especially Aljamiaat Area and Liberty Square. The western area was shelled from tanks based along Jedaida-Sahnaya.
***Humanitarian situation***
The holy month of Ramadan brought no change to the lives of Daraya’s people. They have already been fasting for several months due to the suffocating siege around the city which has been causing acute shortages in medical and food supplies as well as a complete blackout of electricity, water and communications.
Thousands of civilians including women and children are still trapped inside the city in dire need for the basic life necessities. The city has been without bread for over two months due to the absence of flour.
Hundreds of wounded persons including young children, under 1 year old, are in extreme need for medicine and medical care. Field hospitals are simply not capable to meet all these needs amid these tragic circumstances.
***Videos***
Shelling on the vicinity of the alleged Sukaina ‘Shrine’ in an attempt to seize control of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIEOwGYanKc
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Vast destruction in Alkholani Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-kBFk4di40
10/07/2013
***Headlines***
Cautious calm on most fronts; raids by helicopters and jetfighters; artillery and rocket shelling; 8-month-long siege causes widespread destruction and dire shortages in all supplies
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Most fronts witnessed cautious calm during the day interrupted only by mutual sniper operations and skirmishes.
As usual, a military convoy from Al-Mazzeh Airport headed towards the city via the Southern Circle Road with tanks, vehicles and troops with the aim of reinforcing regime locations with personnel and supplies. Meanwhile, regime helicopters flew over the city.
Most areas controlled by the FSA received rocket and artillery shelling especially Aljamiaat Area and Liberty Square. The western area was shelled from tanks based along Jedaida-Sahnaya.
***Humanitarian situation***
The holy month of Ramadan brought no change to the lives of Daraya’s people. They have already been fasting for several months due to the suffocating siege around the city which has been causing acute shortages in medical and food supplies as well as a complete blackout of electricity, water and communications.
Thousands of civilians including women and children are still trapped inside the city in dire need for the basic life necessities. The city has been without bread for over two months due to the absence of flour.
Hundreds of wounded persons including young children, under 1 year old, are in extreme need for medicine and medical care. Field hospitals are simply not capable to meet all these needs amid these tragic circumstances.
***Videos***
Shelling on the vicinity of the alleged Sukaina ‘Shrine’ in an attempt to seize control of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIEOwGYanKc
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Vast destruction in Alkholani Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-kBFk4di40