Wednesday, February 10, 2016

More than 1 million are besieged in Syria, new report says - Yahoo News

More than 1 million are besieged in Syria, new report says - Yahoo News: "The Siege Watch report says 1.09 million people are living in 46 besieged communities in Syria, far more than the 18 listed by the U.N. It says most are besieged by the Syrian government in the suburbs of Damascus, the capital, and Homs. In the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, about 200,000 people are besieged by both the Islamic State group and the Syrian government. The report lists two communities besieged by armed opposition groups."



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