‘Seige and starve’: Syrian refugees trying to survive
The opposition accuses the government of using a tactic employed throughout eight years of war – to siege and starve people into submission.
21 Jun 2019
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The opposition accuses the government of using a tactic employed throughout eight years of war – to siege and starve people into submission.
