Human situation worsens, no final agreement yet in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – A source of the Central Committee in Daraa, southern Syria, said that the meeting between the Central Committees and the Russian Military Police in the city center ended without a permanent agreement, while sources say that the humanitarian situation is worsening in the besieged neighborhoods.
The committee member stated that a new truce was reached in Daraa with a Russian guarantee without specifying a time period, while a Russian officer received the demands of the Central Committees to Damascus to consult with the leadership of the Russian forces there.
Since June 29, with the start of the military campaign launched by the Syrian government forces with Iranian-backed factions, the residents of Daraa al-Balad region and the besieged neighborhoods have been suffering from difficult humanitarian conditions.
The government forces, that are besieging Daraa al-Balad and the besieged neighborhoods, prevent the entry of basic foodstuffs in light of the running out of many commodities in the shops.
About 50,000 people live in Daraa al-Balad, the al-Sad Road neighborhood and the IDP camp, who suffer from a lack of food and drinking water in light of the rising temperatures.
Medical sources describe the medical situation in the city as catastrophic, as the only medical center that served the residents of Daraa al-Balad was closed, after running out of first-aid supplies needed to treat more than 30 wounded people who were injured on June 29 during the bombing of government forces.
A resident of Daraa al-Balad said that passing through the checkpoint is “not impossible.” However, the security harassment and the fear of shop owners that clashes might break out while bringing goods and the dangers of confiscation or preventing their passage through the checkpoint, prevents the entry of food shipments.
Yesterday, the bread distributors distributed “small quantities” of bread to the residents of Daraa al-Balad and the besieged neighborhoods, according to the same source.
The UN had said that 2,500 people had been displaced in Daraa due to the violence, while the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called on all parties to “adhere to the principle of protecting civilians and international humanitarian law.”
However, a local source told North Press that the number of the displaced from their homes exceeded 15,000 people, most of whom reached schools in the city center of Daraa, which were converted into shelters.
The source added that the shelter centers do not accommodate the large number of displaced people, amid the lack of mattresses and blankets.