A child gathers wood in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehChildren gather wood in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehEASTERN GHOUTA, Syria/BEIRUT - 9 March 2018: Abu Alma has holed up in a basement for two weeks with his wife and baby daughter. “It’s harsh in the basements, but it will be much harder in the camps.”“WE RAN IN THE NIGHT”Since 2013, troops have encircled eastern Ghouta, where the United Nations estimates 400,000 people live without enough food, water, or medicine. But there are no signs that anyone has, and they accuse the Ghouta insurgents of preventing residents from leaving.

Source: Egypt Today March 09, 2018 11:37 UTC