The Guardian- In the midst of ongoing turmoil in Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian government has finally seized control of the Damascan suburb. The government has effectively split the area in half, resulting in a blockade of the enclave. This has some upsides and drawbacks to it. On the one hand, the rebels have now been contained to one area, preventing the spread of their harm and nightmarish acts of terror. On the other hand, though, tens of thousands of innocent civilians are stuck in the said area still. The split will continually endanger the well-beings of citizens until the conflict comes to a halt. 800 have already been killed as a result of the bombings during the conflict, all to make wat for troops to pass by way of ground.
The area is split into two parts; a northern area and a southern one. Another positive side of the splitting is that the rebels are not only closed in, but cut off from supplies. Videos have been released on local TV stations, showing smoke drowned areas and rubble everywhere.
A 30-day ceasefire was reached, but has essentially been ignored. The notion that Syria’s government is trying to protect its citizens is being written off by many observing nations. They view it as ridiculous and are trying to help this citizens. They are doing what they can to provide aid, for example Russia now giving passage to get citizens away from the conflict. Due to the severity of the conflict, this is certainly not the last we will hear on the matter.