Published : 11-11-2015
Hundreds of Hetten compound inhabitants at Barza area in Damascus are complaining from crises and harsh humanitarian conditions due to the manifestations of the ongoing war in Syria on their living status.
The compound remained neutralized despite its geographic proximity from the core of events, while its residents were able to avoid engaging in events in Syria, despite attempts by some people to form popular security committees, but the residents refused strongly and prevented arming anyone. In the end of 2012 with the beginning of 2013, it has become more serious in the compound, where it was subjected to shelling and sniping that was aimed at everything that moves.
It is worth mentioning that the compound was not a target itself but as a result of its location in contact on the main road area and next to the service complex (which is considered as a leadership axis of the regular army and air security North Damascus and links directly with Al Bayader pro-regime neighborhood that is full of militants from the Popular Committees.
It is the western side, it is bordered by scientific research hill that is full of guns and machine guns against the neighborhood, as well as Esh Al Werwar Mount from the north, and from the east direct contact with Barza lanes, which was under the control of the free army, these things combined made the compound a confrontation line between the two sides.
At the beginning of March 2013, events reached the peak, that residence in the compound became posing a threat to the population as a result of the large number of shells and sniping, as well as the siege, in addition to calls for evacuation by the two parties. People of Hetten compound began to flee gradually until the compound became empty by mid-April 2013, yet its residents were able to return later after a truce was signed between the regular army and the Syrian armed opposition groups in Barza area.
Hundreds of Hetten compound inhabitants at Barza area in Damascus are complaining from crises and harsh humanitarian conditions due to the manifestations of the ongoing war in Syria on their living status.
The compound remained neutralized despite its geographic proximity from the core of events, while its residents were able to avoid engaging in events in Syria, despite attempts by some people to form popular security committees, but the residents refused strongly and prevented arming anyone. In the end of 2012 with the beginning of 2013, it has become more serious in the compound, where it was subjected to shelling and sniping that was aimed at everything that moves.
It is worth mentioning that the compound was not a target itself but as a result of its location in contact on the main road area and next to the service complex (which is considered as a leadership axis of the regular army and air security North Damascus and links directly with Al Bayader pro-regime neighborhood that is full of militants from the Popular Committees.
It is the western side, it is bordered by scientific research hill that is full of guns and machine guns against the neighborhood, as well as Esh Al Werwar Mount from the north, and from the east direct contact with Barza lanes, which was under the control of the free army, these things combined made the compound a confrontation line between the two sides.
At the beginning of March 2013, events reached the peak, that residence in the compound became posing a threat to the population as a result of the large number of shells and sniping, as well as the siege, in addition to calls for evacuation by the two parties. People of Hetten compound began to flee gradually until the compound became empty by mid-April 2013, yet its residents were able to return later after a truce was signed between the regular army and the Syrian armed opposition groups in Barza area.
