Daraya: #Local_Council_of_Daraya_City
#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
02/09/2013
***Headlines***
Two raids by jetfighters and helicopter overflights; intermittent artillery shelling; clashes on the western front; military convoy enters city; tight siege and miserable humanitarian situation
*** Recent developments on the ground***
The city of Daraya was shelled this morning by artillery and mortar from the Fourth Division Mountains and the checkpoints around the city. Regime’s jetfighters also conducted two raids against the city centre.
Combat fronts in the city witnesses relative calm interrupted by sporadic clashes between FSA fighters and regime forces using light to medium weapons along the western front.
Assad’s forces renewed their attempts to re-claim control over the city. This morning, a military convoy made up of military vehicles, tanks and troop carriers entered the city via the eastern entrance. Later, the convoy withdrew to its earlier locations outside the city on the eastern entrance checkpoint and Al-Mazzeh Military Airport. Meanwhile, helicopters conducted several overflights during the day.
*** Humanitarian situation***
Over the past nine months the city of Darya has been surrounded by tens of regime checkpoints forming a tight siege and resulting in dire shortage in all the necessities of life amid a complete blackout of electricity and communications. Meanwhile, the displaced people of Daraya are suffering horrific living conditions where food supplies and safe homes are scarce and prices are soaring.
***Videos ***
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade fighters showing extraordinary heroism amid continuing shelling
https://youtu.be/1vV_kcdFE64
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade, fighters narrowly escape a shell from a tank
https://youtu.be/xTdZUCJ8j9I
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade: intercepting frequencies used by Assad’s militias for communication
https://youtu.be/BpM41GzFT_U
Daraya 02/09/2013 two airstrikes by warplanes against residential buildings
https://youtu.be/P_x2S3U2s-4
Daraya 02/09/2013 warplanes attacking civilian homes
https://youtu.be/akfQpQT62_0
Photo: smoke billowing after the airstrikes
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243456999112145
Daraya: a 30-minute tour of the city showing the dire humanitarian situation and the massive destruction in the city, shown today on Aljazeera Live channel
https://youtu.be/EL5aL8eVQTs
#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
02/09/2013
***Headlines***
Two raids by jetfighters and helicopter overflights; intermittent artillery shelling; clashes on the western front; military convoy enters city; tight siege and miserable humanitarian situation
*** Recent developments on the ground***
The city of Daraya was shelled this morning by artillery and mortar from the Fourth Division Mountains and the checkpoints around the city. Regime’s jetfighters also conducted two raids against the city centre.
Combat fronts in the city witnesses relative calm interrupted by sporadic clashes between FSA fighters and regime forces using light to medium weapons along the western front.
Assad’s forces renewed their attempts to re-claim control over the city. This morning, a military convoy made up of military vehicles, tanks and troop carriers entered the city via the eastern entrance. Later, the convoy withdrew to its earlier locations outside the city on the eastern entrance checkpoint and Al-Mazzeh Military Airport. Meanwhile, helicopters conducted several overflights during the day.
*** Humanitarian situation***
Over the past nine months the city of Darya has been surrounded by tens of regime checkpoints forming a tight siege and resulting in dire shortage in all the necessities of life amid a complete blackout of electricity and communications. Meanwhile, the displaced people of Daraya are suffering horrific living conditions where food supplies and safe homes are scarce and prices are soaring.
***Videos ***
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade fighters showing extraordinary heroism amid continuing shelling
https://youtu.be/1vV_kcdFE64
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade, fighters narrowly escape a shell from a tank
https://youtu.be/xTdZUCJ8j9I
Daraya 02/09/2013 Shuhada Al Islam Brigade: intercepting frequencies used by Assad’s militias for communication
https://youtu.be/BpM41GzFT_U
Daraya 02/09/2013 two airstrikes by warplanes against residential buildings
https://youtu.be/P_x2S3U2s-4
Daraya 02/09/2013 warplanes attacking civilian homes
https://youtu.be/akfQpQT62_0
Photo: smoke billowing after the airstrikes
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243456999112145
Daraya: a 30-minute tour of the city showing the dire humanitarian situation and the massive destruction in the city, shown today on Aljazeera Live channel
https://youtu.be/EL5aL8eVQTs