Daraya: #Local_Council_of_Daraya_City
#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
28/10/2013
***Headlines***
Fierce fighting; violent rocket and artillery shelling; helicopter overflights; 12-month-long siege continues causing acute shortages in all necessities of life
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Fierce fighting between FSA and regime fighters is still going on in the southern area of Daraya. the fighting follows advances made by the FSA in the last few days. Intermittent clashes also broke out along the western front amid mutual sniper operations. FSA snipers were able to shoot two regime fighters in the northern area.
The city has been sporadically shelled today by artillery today. The shelling targeted the western and southern.
***Humanitarian Situation***
The tight siege against Daraya has been going on for almost 12 months as regime forces prohibit entry, exit and even getting anywhere near the besieged city.
Over the last few weeks, the city has been suffering from extremely low supplies including food and other necessities.
The majority of families under siege are surviving on spinach and similar herbs in addition to whatever little rice they still have. Fuel has completely run out and wood is being used for cooking and heating. Daily shelling and injuries add to the already bad medical situation amid low supplies of basic medicines (painkillers and antibiotics) as well as medicine for chronic diseases like diabetes and blood pressure.
Over the last month, the relief department started a new rations programme in which the kitchen started distributing meals to civilians and fighters once every two days instead of twice a day.
***Videos***
Operation Breaking the Siege: fierce clashes with Assad’s forces as violent shelling continues
https://youtu.be/FbhOPtMRDpc
Operation Breaking the Siege: Assad’s forces attacked with machineguns in the southern area
https://youtu.be/8-NAsqe1Kp4
#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
28/10/2013
***Headlines***
Fierce fighting; violent rocket and artillery shelling; helicopter overflights; 12-month-long siege continues causing acute shortages in all necessities of life
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Fierce fighting between FSA and regime fighters is still going on in the southern area of Daraya. the fighting follows advances made by the FSA in the last few days. Intermittent clashes also broke out along the western front amid mutual sniper operations. FSA snipers were able to shoot two regime fighters in the northern area.
The city has been sporadically shelled today by artillery today. The shelling targeted the western and southern.
***Humanitarian Situation***
The tight siege against Daraya has been going on for almost 12 months as regime forces prohibit entry, exit and even getting anywhere near the besieged city.
Over the last few weeks, the city has been suffering from extremely low supplies including food and other necessities.
The majority of families under siege are surviving on spinach and similar herbs in addition to whatever little rice they still have. Fuel has completely run out and wood is being used for cooking and heating. Daily shelling and injuries add to the already bad medical situation amid low supplies of basic medicines (painkillers and antibiotics) as well as medicine for chronic diseases like diabetes and blood pressure.
Over the last month, the relief department started a new rations programme in which the kitchen started distributing meals to civilians and fighters once every two days instead of twice a day.
***Videos***
Operation Breaking the Siege: fierce clashes with Assad’s forces as violent shelling continues
https://youtu.be/FbhOPtMRDpc
Operation Breaking the Siege: Assad’s forces attacked with machineguns in the southern area
https://youtu.be/8-NAsqe1Kp4