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Syrian civilians in Eastern Ghouta trapped in shelters

Syrians wait for the end of the war in their basements because of the ongoing bombardments and assaults

March 2, 2018 at 10:06 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Videos & Photo Stories

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

<img data-lazy-fallback="1" data-attachment-id="280191" data-orig-file="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_2-28-Syrians-in-Eastern-Ghouta-trapped-in-shelters20180302_2_29003245_31257186.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2","credit":"Anas Aldamashqi","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"DAMASCUS, SYRIA - FEBRUARY 27: Syrian children try to get warmer with a heating stove as they prepare a lunch in a basement expressed as a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on February 27, 2018. Syrians wait for the end of the war in their basements because of the ongoing bombardments and assaults even though the cease-fire. ( Anas Aldamashqi - Anadolu Agency )","created_timestamp":"1519733286","copyright":"\u00a9Anadolu Agency","focal_length":"50","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.025","title":"Syrians in Eastern Ghouta trapped in shelters","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Syrians in Eastern Ghouta trapped in shelters" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_2-28-Syrians-in-Eastern-Ghouta-trapped-in-shelters20180302_2_29003245_31257186.jpg?fit=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_2-28-Syrians-in-Eastern-Ghouta-trapped-in-shelters20180302_2_29003245_31257186.jpg?fit=933%2C622&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_2-28-Syrians-in-Eastern-Ghouta-trapped-in-shelters20180302_2_29003245_31257186.jpg?w=229&h=153&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1" width="229" height="153" data-original-width="229" data-original-height="153" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Syrians in Eastern Ghouta trapped in shelters" alt="Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]" style="width: 229px; height: 153px;" />

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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Syrian try to warm themselves with a heating stove in a shelter in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, Syria on 27 February 2018 [Anas Aldamashqi/Anadolu Agency]

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