The first convoy of the sixth batch of displaced people of the Eastern Ghouta departs to towards the north and the preparations continue for the rest of the batch
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the first convoy of the sixth batch of people who have gotten out of the middle sector of the Eastern Ghouta; has departed towards its destination in the Syrian north, where this convoy includes about 60 buses with more than 3000 persons aboard, including at least 1000 fighters in addition to their families and other civilians, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory monitored the entry of more buses to Arbin in order to displace more people in the sixth batch, and they will be transferred as a second convoy within the next few hours, where the number of persons who have gotten out of Douma city via al-Wafddien crossing to regime forces’ controlled areas has reached about 1000 people.
And with the continuation of displacement of citizens from the Eastern Ghouta, it has increased to about 178 thousand citizens, the number of people displaced from the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, towards the Syrian North and the regime’s controlled areas, including people stayed in the areas that the regime forces controlled within the Eastern Ghouta, in the enclave controlled by Al-Rahman Corps, and in the details documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the number of people got out through the crossings towards the regime’s controlled areas exceeded 105 thousand citizens, while about 40 thousand citizens stayed in the towns of Kafr Batna, Ein Tarma, Saqba and Harasta which the regime forces controlled, also about 33 thousand persons have displaced to the Syrian North they are: 5 thousand persons have displaced to the Syrian North from Harasta city which used to be controlled by Ahrar Al-Sham Islamic movement, and about 28 thousand persons of who have displaced from Zamalka, Arbin and Jobar controlled by Al-Rahman Corps to the Syrian North.
And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights call on the residents of the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, to stay in their cities and towns, after the displacement of tens of thousands of people from the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, in conjunction with killing and injuring more than 7000 citizens in 34 successive days by the regime forces and Russia by the aerial, rocket and artillery strikes, on condition that the UN completely secure their stay, and provide guarantees that prevent the implementation of the Turkish-Russian agreement, leads to a simultaneous demographic change in both Eastern Ghouta of Damascus and Afrin, that the Russian occupation forces have to secure the area from mines and planted and unexploded bombs, to ensure the safety of the people in order to preserve their lives and for fear of the death of more citizens in the Eastern Ghouta which witnessed killing in all forms from killing by shells until the death due to starvation and disease.