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Ghouta residents suffer under siege during Ramadan

As the regime continues to impose its siege on eastern Ghouta, thousands of trapped residents are making do with the limited supply of food available and depending on NGOs to get them through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

A boy carries raw pastries prior to baking, to be sold during Ramadan in the rebel held besieged eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh - RTX380FD
A boy carries pastries to be sold during Ramadan in the rebel-held besieged eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria, May 28, 2017. — REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

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