The siege of Eastern Ghouta

Early in 2017, the Syrian government captured areas bordering the Harasta neighbourhood of Eastern Ghouta. They closed all smuggling tunnels that for years had guaranteed a small flow of food, water, and medical supplies. Up until a late moment in March 2018, airstrikes were hitting the villages of Eastern Ghouta on a daily basis, a terrorizing and destructive rate that has not been seen throughout the years of the siege - since 2013. In under 60 days, the landmarks of the cities and villages changed completely with the destruction in mosques, hospitals, and schools. the shelling was a form of collective punishment to everyone living inside the siege, and as a lesson to other rebellious neighborhoods and cities. During this period, innocent people could not leave the shelters to secure their daily needs because of their deep fear from the constant shelling. some died in shelters trying to protect themselves.