Hezbollah, Assad regime attack Wadi Barada for 11th day

Assad regime warplanes hit Wadi Barada with 11 airstrikes on Monday threatening the ceasefire deal which took effect at midnight last Thursday. 

Opposition-held villages of the valley have been under siege for months by Hezbollah and Assad regime. The humanitarian situation was already dire even before the recent offensive started 11 days ago. In addition to the bombing, people in the valley have now to endure life without water, electricity or any means of communication including landlines, cell phones and the Internet. The villages also face acute shortage of food, medicine and fuel due to the long siege.

Wadi Barada, located 18 kilometers northwest of Damascus, consists of 13 villages; ten are under opposition control while three are occupied by Assad regime.

Wadi Barada has been under heavy bombing and artillery shelling by Hezbollah and Assad terrorists for the last 11 days. The attacks killed many civilians and caused widespread damage to property, including the vital Ein al-Fijeh spring facility which provides most of Damascus and its countryside with drinking water. 

A countrywide ceasefire in Syria went into effect at midnight on Thursday (2200GMT), after Turkey, Russia and opposition fighting factions reached a deal in the Turkish capital Ankara. According to the deal, Turkey and Russia would act as guarantor countries for the implementation of the ceasefire.