BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) victory in east Aleppo was short-lived, thanks in large-part to the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham’s” (ISIS) offensive to seize every gas field north of Palmyra.
With every gas field under their control, the Islamic State has created a fuel crisis across government-controlled Syria, as millions of people are unable to heat their homes this winter.
Making matters worse, the jihadist rebels of Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have contaminated the water supply in the Wadi Barada area of rural Damascus, leaving more than 5 million people living in-and-around the Syrian capital city without clean water.
This type of humanitarian warfare has been relatively ignored by the international community, despite the fact several NGOs continue to operate inside the country and region.
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