Activists in the two cities of Madaya and al-Zabadani have documented the death of 48 people in the last two months due to the siege of their cities. Among them, 33 died due to lack of food and medicine whilst seven died due to land mine explosions, and six were killed by snipers of the regime and its militias as they tried to run away from their besieged homes. Two were also killed by snipers as they attempted to smuggle food and medicine into besieged areas.
According to UN statistics, five people have died of starvation and lack of medicine since aid entered the city of Madaya on 11/1/2016.
Victims whose names have been identified are below.
Victims of starvation and lack of medicine:
1. Ahmed al-Omar
2. Ahmed Abdul Kareem Jawad
3. Amal Muhyideen Izadeen (child
4. Bassam Halbooni
5. Jameel Ahmed Aloosh
6. Hatim Hafidh
7. Diyab Abdulrahman
8. Sarah Hasan Hamdan
9. Saleem Abdul Hameed Hamada (disabled person)
10. Suleiman Abdul Kareem Faris al-Jadeer
11. Subhiah Salih
12. Abdu Ismail
13. Ali Hussain Mahmoud
14. Ali Awkar
15. Ghassan Awad
16. Fadwa al-Muweel
17. Mohammed al-Dalaati (child)
18. Mohammed al-Namoos
19. Mohammed Hussain al-Salih
20. Mohammed Diyaab al-Habash
21. Mohammed Othman Aloosh (child)
22. Mohammed Ali Kharita
23. Mohammed Ali Kan’aan
24. Mohammed Yusuf al-Moghrabi
25. Mahmoud Abdul Hameed Hamada (disabled person)
26. Mustafa Ahmed Zein al-Rifa’i
27. Najah Hamada
28. Waleed Haaj Hamoud (child)
Victims of land mines when attempting to leave besieged areas:
1. Bahaa Abbas
2. Jihad al-Sheikh Ali
3. Ali Ahmed al-Shalabi
4. Imad Abu Hadeed
5. Fadi Mahmoud
6. Wa’il Mahmoud
Victims of sniper shots:
1. Daughter of Amal Na’mah (child)
2. Amal Diyaab Na’mah
3. Ziyaad Ghalyoun
4. Adnan Ghabarah
5. Firas Burhan
6. Noor Mazin al-Khaws
Victims of sniper shots whilst attempting to enter food into besieged areas:
1. Jihad Ibrahim Ahmed
2. As’ad Yusuf