People of embattled suburb near Damascus seek a truce

(Zaman Alwasl)- Activists of Daraya, south-west outskirts of the Syrian capital, said all efforts to reach a truce have been postponed by regime.

People of Daraya, a poor Sunni community, are looking for a long-term truce allowing them to survive starvation and severe siege imposed by Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

The planned truce seemed to be a popular demand, activists say.

Truce tactic highly has been adopted by regime to keep neighboring suburbs calm despite rebels’ presence.

Many truces reached in Masaken Barzeh, Qaboun and Mouadamiya.

Assad troops, who recently made gains in Damascus suburbs as Mleiha, are playing the game stick and carrot with rebel-held suburbs, local activist said.

Daraya rebels have stipulated a list of demands including release of 1900 detainees and Army withdrawal from Daraya city center.

As Aleppo as Daraya, regime have stormed the town by hundreds of barrel bombs, leaving scores dead and wounded for over 21 months, local activists said.

More than 191,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict began in March 2011.