#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
26/07/2013
***Headlines***
Cautious calm on most fronts interrupted by mutual sniper operations; intermittent artillery shelling and the scale of destruction increases; jetfighter and helicopter raids; siege continues, supplies extremely low
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Most combat fronts in the city of Daraya were governed by cautious calm which was interrupted only by mutual sniper operations and B10 shelling by regime forces.
Meanwhile, several artillery shells hit houses in the western and southern areas and in the vicinity of Sukaina Shrine, which caused damage to many buildings.
Regime forces continued to send tanks and vehicles into the city via the eastern entrance in order to reinforce their positions and supply their fighters with ammunition. This morning, 5 tanks, 4 BMP vehicles, 4 armoured vehicles, several DShK-mounted trucks, and a number of troop-carriers were sent towards Daraya while helicopters flew over the area.
***Humanitarian situation***
The city of Daraya has been under a tight siege for over 9 consecutive months which left the city completely cut off from the outside world. The situation is only getting worse as food and fuel supplies are not allowed in while electricity and water are also cut off. Flour has also run out which made the situation even more disastrous for the remaining residents of Daraya. Meanwhile, the medical situation is deteriorating as the unrelenting daily shelling against the city causes daily casualties.
Over 200,000 people had to escape the city to safer areas due to shelling and the barbaric campaign against the city. These displaced people are living in horrible conditions due to poverty, lack of food and soaring market prices.
26/07/2013
***Headlines***
Cautious calm on most fronts interrupted by mutual sniper operations; intermittent artillery shelling and the scale of destruction increases; jetfighter and helicopter raids; siege continues, supplies extremely low
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Most combat fronts in the city of Daraya were governed by cautious calm which was interrupted only by mutual sniper operations and B10 shelling by regime forces.
Meanwhile, several artillery shells hit houses in the western and southern areas and in the vicinity of Sukaina Shrine, which caused damage to many buildings.
Regime forces continued to send tanks and vehicles into the city via the eastern entrance in order to reinforce their positions and supply their fighters with ammunition. This morning, 5 tanks, 4 BMP vehicles, 4 armoured vehicles, several DShK-mounted trucks, and a number of troop-carriers were sent towards Daraya while helicopters flew over the area.
***Humanitarian situation***
The city of Daraya has been under a tight siege for over 9 consecutive months which left the city completely cut off from the outside world. The situation is only getting worse as food and fuel supplies are not allowed in while electricity and water are also cut off. Flour has also run out which made the situation even more disastrous for the remaining residents of Daraya. Meanwhile, the medical situation is deteriorating as the unrelenting daily shelling against the city causes daily casualties.
Over 200,000 people had to escape the city to safer areas due to shelling and the barbaric campaign against the city. These displaced people are living in horrible conditions due to poverty, lack of food and soaring market prices.