Here we are with full bellies. Can we even imagine how these people are suffering?
The politics of starvation: Syrias civilians go hungry after months of sieges
Patrick Cockburn
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Bread is a dream for children inside Yarmouk Camp, says Fuad, a Syrian Palestinian music teacher who tries to help bring food to the 20,000 Palestinians besieged inside Yarmouk. Standing by a barrier of sand and rubble that blocks an entrance to the camp in south Damascus, he adds that people have been trapped in there for 185 days and are sick because they are eating weeds we used to feed our animals.
Syria is dotted with sieges and blockades of cities, towns and districts which in some cases are producing mass starvation. International attention is currently focused on the Old City of Homs where between 2,500 and 4,000 civilians are besieged along with several thousand rebel fighters.
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The politics of starvation: Syria?s civilians go hungry after months of sieges - Middle East - World - The Independent
The politics of starvation: Syrias civilians go hungry after months of sieges
Patrick Cockburn
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Bread is a dream for children inside Yarmouk Camp, says Fuad, a Syrian Palestinian music teacher who tries to help bring food to the 20,000 Palestinians besieged inside Yarmouk. Standing by a barrier of sand and rubble that blocks an entrance to the camp in south Damascus, he adds that people have been trapped in there for 185 days and are sick because they are eating weeds we used to feed our animals.
Syria is dotted with sieges and blockades of cities, towns and districts which in some cases are producing mass starvation. International attention is currently focused on the Old City of Homs where between 2,500 and 4,000 civilians are besieged along with several thousand rebel fighters.
To continue reading, go to:
The politics of starvation: Syria?s civilians go hungry after months of sieges - Middle East - World - The Independent