Daraya: #Local_Council_of_Daraya_City
#Daily_News_Roundup: Field, Medical and Humanitarian Situation in #Daraya, Damascus
30/01/2014
***Headlines***
20 barrel bombs; 11 deaths; heavy artillery shelling; fierce clashes; 14 months of siege and an absence of life necessities
*** Recent developments on the ground***
Assad’s helicopters renewed their intensive raids against the city of Daraya since the early morning. Twenty barrel bombs have been dropped on residential areas in the city centre during the day. The bombing caused one of the houses to collapse completely killing 10 people inside including 5 children and two women. The victims who belonged to the family of Sayid Suleiman were lifted out of the rubble. An infant who is less than one year old was also critically injured.
Another barrel bomb caused the death of Ammar Abu Suleiman and several injuries. Massive destruction was also brought about by the barrel.
An initial toll of the last three days shows that Assad’s helicopters have dropped over 60 barrel bombs on the city. The escalation came after the regime offered ‘reconciliation’ with Daraya’s rebels. The Syrian opposition in the Geneva conference are too busy to lift a finger regarding the serious escalation in Daraya.
Photo of fallen hero Ammar Abu Suleiman
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=464313163695514
***Humanitarian and living conditions***
The besieged people of Daraya have been suffering for over a year amidst a total lack of humanitarian, medical and food supplies. Over 6,000 civilians including 600 children and 50 new born babies are living inside the siege. The people have been surviving on whatever vegetables or herbs they can get. Unfortunately, large proportions of crops have been damaged by the current wave of frost. As a result, the siege is becoming ever more life-threatening due to hunger, cold and daily shelling including explosive barrels.
***Videos***
Omar Abu Salah speaking to Orient TV about the bombardment of Daraya using barrel bombs and heavy artillery, and the ferocious attacks by the regime
https://youtu.be/DHoVsbDa-Uo
Osama Abu Zeid speaking to Al Arabiya TV About the bombardment Daraya using barrel bombs and heavy artillery, and the ferocious attacks by the regime
https://youtu.be/xD3Sn7NNbf0
Important video: Daraya 30/01/2014: A whole family is lifted from the rubble in the aftermath of a barrel bomb
https://youtu.be/ZN-j4q3nqDE
Daraya 30/01/2014: an injured child in the field hospital
https://youtu.be/aCGyangfdhU
Daraya 30/01/2014: a survivor telling his story
https://youtu.be/m6sTAEcg_Z0
Omar Abu Salah speaking to Orient News about the serious escalation against Daraya
https://youtu.be/AgcSC1-jB-k
Muhannad Abuzzeine, spokesperson of the Media Centre, speaking to Aljazeera TV about the violent barrel bombing and Assad’s genocide campaign against Daraya’s remaining residents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYTh5a6R8I
Daraya 29/01/2014: Bidding farewell to Mujahed Abu Humam who died of previous wounds caused by shrapnel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFz-qlS8hiI