Trapped in eastern Ghouta: How both sides are preventing civilians escaping the horror in Syria siege 

REACH in Trapped in eastern Ghouta: How both sides are preventing civilians escaping the horror in Syria siege on The Independent

What does emerge is that the armed opposition groups in Eastern Ghouta as well as the government have been stopping people leaving. This is confirmed by a UN-backed report called Reach, which says: “Women of all ages, and children, reportedly continued to be forbidden by local armed groups from leaving the area for security reasons.” This has been the pattern in all the many sieges in Syria conducted by all sides who do not want their own enclaves depopulated and wish to retain as much of the civilian population as possible as human shields.

26 February, 2018

 

 

Impact in the news

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

REACH’s Emergency Situation Overview in South Sudan was cited in The New Humanitarian article on Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees. An estimated 20% to 30% of those...

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

REACH’s Novokakhovka emergency dam breach brief, was cited a REUTERS article”Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse” 8 June, 2023

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

REACH’s Cold Spot Risk Assessment data and analysis was cited in The Guardian article on winter in Ukraine. Areas in Dnipro, Donetsk and Kharkiv are particularly vulnerable, according to research...

Trapped in eastern Ghouta: How both sides are preventing civilians escaping the horror in Syria siege 

REACH in Trapped in eastern Ghouta: How both sides are preventing civilians escaping the horror in Syria siege on The Independent

What does emerge is that the armed opposition groups in Eastern Ghouta as well as the government have been stopping people leaving. This is confirmed by a UN-backed report called Reach, which says: “Women of all ages, and children, reportedly continued to be forbidden by local armed groups from leaving the area for security reasons.” This has been the pattern in all the many sieges in Syria conducted by all sides who do not want their own enclaves depopulated and wish to retain as much of the civilian population as possible as human shields.

26 February, 2018

 

 

Impact in the news

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

REACH’s Emergency Situation Overview in South Sudan was cited in The New Humanitarian article on Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees. An estimated 20% to 30% of those...

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

REACH’s Novokakhovka emergency dam breach brief, was cited a REUTERS article”Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse” 8 June, 2023

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

REACH’s Cold Spot Risk Assessment data and analysis was cited in The Guardian article on winter in Ukraine. Areas in Dnipro, Donetsk and Kharkiv are particularly vulnerable, according to research...