Madaya: Portrait of a Syrian Town Under Siege
August 3, 2016 - July marked one year since the beginning of the siege of the town of Madaya in southern Syria. The town's 40,000 residents have been surrounded by landmines, checkpoints, and snipers, and forced to survive on meager supplies. Halted aid deliveries, denial of humanitarian evacuations, and unmet healthcare needs have already led to dozens of preventable deaths.
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