Syrian family begs for help amid worsening malnutrition crisis in eastern Damascus

A tightening siege has pushed people to the verge of famine in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, residents and aid workers say, bringing desperation to the only major rebel enclave near the Syrian capital. A local activist reporter interviewed a mother in the Ghouta neighbourhood, who said it was hard to find solid food to feed her children.

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