#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
17/09/2013
***Headlines***
Artillery shelling against #Daraya and #Muaddamiya; intermittent clashes; two deaths; warplane overflights; tight siege continues causing acute shortages in basic necessities
*** Recent developments on the ground***
The city of Daraya was shelled indiscriminately today by artillery and mortar from the Fourth Division Mountains. The combat fronts of the city witnessed cautious calm interrupted by skirmishes and sniper operations.
The city of Muaddamiya was shelled by heavy artillery and mortar. The shelling targeted residential areas and concentrated on the northern front where clashes continue to be fought between FSA fighters and the regime forces attempting to advance. Regime helicopters conducted overflights over Daraya and Muaddamiya.
Two FSA fighters died recently. Ziad Abu Tariq died on 14/09/2013 from wounds sustained while defending the city. Jamal Abu Khalid died on 15/09/2013 while defending the city.
Photo of fallen hero Ziad Abu Tariq
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245940478863797
Photo of fallen hero Jamal Abu Khalid
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245952458862599
*** Humanitarian situation***
After 10 months of tight siege on the two neighbouring cities of Daraya and Muaddamiya, the need is ever more urgent for essential supplies like food, medicine and even potable water. All power, communications and internet services have also been cut off.
The displaced people from both cities continue to suffer in the western suburbs of Damascus due to continual shelling, security forces harassment, and arrest campaigns launched by regime forces. Inside Damascus, security forces are cracking down on most displaced people especially those who come from Daraya or Muaddamiya.
***Videos and links ***
Muaddamiya 17/09/2013: Shuhada Al Islam Brigade continues to confront Assad’s forces and attacks their locations with home-made bombs
https://youtu.be/soGCP_SyYAw
Daraya 17/09/2013: regime’s Gvozdika shelling on houses
https://youtu.be/aKCb_fEX7GE
Daraya 17/09/2013: artillery and rocket shelling against the city continues
https://youtu.be/J6mlkNgml_U
Daraya 17/09/2013: violent shelling results in fires and destruction in civilian homes
https://youtu.be/c446L0-rTHA
Activist Ismael Al-Darani speaking to Future TV about the latest developments in the city of Damascus and its suburbs
https://youtu.be/PmsGcPbqWrY
Inab Baladi Newspaper Article: The humanitarian situation in Daraya reaches worst levels ever
https://www.facebook.com/majles.daraya/posts/245926868865158
17/09/2013
***Headlines***
Artillery shelling against #Daraya and #Muaddamiya; intermittent clashes; two deaths; warplane overflights; tight siege continues causing acute shortages in basic necessities
*** Recent developments on the ground***
The city of Daraya was shelled indiscriminately today by artillery and mortar from the Fourth Division Mountains. The combat fronts of the city witnessed cautious calm interrupted by skirmishes and sniper operations.
The city of Muaddamiya was shelled by heavy artillery and mortar. The shelling targeted residential areas and concentrated on the northern front where clashes continue to be fought between FSA fighters and the regime forces attempting to advance. Regime helicopters conducted overflights over Daraya and Muaddamiya.
Two FSA fighters died recently. Ziad Abu Tariq died on 14/09/2013 from wounds sustained while defending the city. Jamal Abu Khalid died on 15/09/2013 while defending the city.
Photo of fallen hero Ziad Abu Tariq
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245940478863797
Photo of fallen hero Jamal Abu Khalid
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245952458862599
*** Humanitarian situation***
After 10 months of tight siege on the two neighbouring cities of Daraya and Muaddamiya, the need is ever more urgent for essential supplies like food, medicine and even potable water. All power, communications and internet services have also been cut off.
The displaced people from both cities continue to suffer in the western suburbs of Damascus due to continual shelling, security forces harassment, and arrest campaigns launched by regime forces. Inside Damascus, security forces are cracking down on most displaced people especially those who come from Daraya or Muaddamiya.
***Videos and links ***
Muaddamiya 17/09/2013: Shuhada Al Islam Brigade continues to confront Assad’s forces and attacks their locations with home-made bombs
https://youtu.be/soGCP_SyYAw
Daraya 17/09/2013: regime’s Gvozdika shelling on houses
https://youtu.be/aKCb_fEX7GE
Daraya 17/09/2013: artillery and rocket shelling against the city continues
https://youtu.be/J6mlkNgml_U
Daraya 17/09/2013: violent shelling results in fires and destruction in civilian homes
https://youtu.be/c446L0-rTHA
Activist Ismael Al-Darani speaking to Future TV about the latest developments in the city of Damascus and its suburbs
https://youtu.be/PmsGcPbqWrY
Inab Baladi Newspaper Article: The humanitarian situation in Daraya reaches worst levels ever
https://www.facebook.com/majles.daraya/posts/245926868865158