Starvation policy in Homs crops people lives

The rebellious neighborhoods in Homs have been suffering a severe siege for over months by Assad Army, no food or medicine, local activists said.

Starvation policy is the only option to punish people of rebel-held areas, Ahmed Mousa, 32, lives in Al Waer neighborhood, told Zaman Alwasl reporter.

One Syrian security official called it according to Reuters the "Starvation Until Submission Campaign", blocking food and medicine from entering and people from leaving besieged areas of Syria.

Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have used partial sieges to root out rebel forces from residential areas during the civil war. But a recent tightening of blockades around areas near the capital is causing starvation and death, residents and medical staff say.

Food and medicine, which could be used by the warring parties, are rarely allowed to enter besieged areas and the movement of civilians in and out is restricted.

Over one million Syrians are trapped in areas where aid deliveries have stalled, the United Nations says.