(Eqtsad)- All the medical and health facilities in the ISIS-held town of al-Shajara in the southern Daraa province have been closed, including the woman and delivery hospital, besides the field hospitals as well as many medical centers, due to fund shortage and the rebel-imposed siege on drugs and medical equipment entry.
Local activists said the financial support has stopped because the area is under the control of Khalid bin al-Waleed army, that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, in order to increase pressure on the army’s member, forgetting that 45,000 civilians live in the area, who supper without any guilt.
The source added that recent siege over the Yarmouk basin is the hardest since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, as no food was in the areas for more than 6 weeks, despite all humanitarian appeals, as people have consumed all their stored food.
The council of liberated Daraa had tried hard to alleviate people’s suffering by communicating with responsible bodies to find safe corridors, but all the effort went in vain.
The council affirmed in a statement: “after contacting the operation room of southern area, and due to hard living conditions of people in Yarmouk basin, it was agreed to make the barrier of al-Alan, the main route to villages and towns of Yarmouk basin and to deal with humanitarian cases, 24/7 since Tuesday, January 10”.
A resident said the council’s decision is good, but it needs implementation power to put it in effect. He appealed to responsible figures to be merciful and think of civilians’ needs and to work on ending the siege to the ill and needy to leave the area to receive needed help.
Abo Mohammed, 75, a resident in the area explained: “we have nothing to eat, markets have no goods, we are deprived of everything, food, drink, fuel, electricity and all essential and supplementary goods, we eat one meal a day of lentils or bulgur.
He explained that being farmers was an advantage for people in yarmouk basin, as it helped them to have food after long time of seige, as they tended to store amount of food in case of siege in future.
Abo Esam, 48 explained that their lives are nothing more than waiting death, as minimum living needs are not available despite all their appeals. “our children no longer asked for pocket money as markets are empty and they even forgot the sweets and other children’s food”.
Dirar, 28, a young man has an injury in his leg, he explained that his leg is at risk of amputation after stopping support to the only field hospital where he used to receive treatment.
Residents of Yarmouk basin have appealed to open the route to Yarmouk basin for bread, flour and medications, and to allow humanitarian corridors to let essential goods enter the area.
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