Published : 14-07-2016
Hundreds of residents of Hittin compound in Barza area are complaining of harsh humanitarian crises and conditions due to the reflection of the manifestations of the ongoing war in Syria on their living conditions. The compound remained neutral despite its proximity geographically from the heart of events. The residents managed to avoid engaging the ongoing events in Syria, despite some people attempted to form popular committees for security, but residents refused to do so strongly and denied arming anyone.
With the beginning of 2013, it has become more serious, where the compound was subjected to shelling as well as sniping that was aimed at everything that moves. The compound was not a target in itself but as a result of its location in contact on the main road area and next to service complex (which is the leadership location of the regular army and air security north of Damascus) and communicates directly with the pro-regime Al Bayader neighborhood which is full of gunmen from the popular Committees.
It is overseen by the western side with Talet Al Bohouth Al Almeia which is full of guns and machine guns against the neighborhood as well as Ish Alwerwar Mount from the north.
The compound is bordered from the east directly with Barza Al Balad lanes, which was controlled by the Free Army groups. All mentioned above contributed making the compound as a confrontation line between the two sides.
Events culminated in the beginning of March 2013 until residence became a threat to the population as a result of the large number of shells and sniping operations as well as the blockade, in addition to calls for evacuation by both parties.
People began to be displaced gradually till the compound became completely empty by mid-April 2013, but its residents were able to return to it later, after signing a truce between the regular army and the Syrian armed opposition groups in Barza Al Balad area.
Educational process at Al Aedein camp declined sharply due to many reasons, such as the immigration of professional teachers due to the deteriorated security conditions, in addition to the search of safety and security after the increasing base of arrest and blackmailing by names, nationalities, and religious, in addition to the psychological pressure on those who did not engage and align to a specific party, forcing them to flee, although the privileges they had enjoyed such as the high salaries paid to them by UNRWA.
Accordingly, this gap in the educational process was filled by teachers who do not have the necessary competence to carry out the educational process; such as appointing new graduates of university students without subjecting them to the qualifying sessions for the preparation of teachers and mastery of teaching aids and methods, classroom management, and modern techniques of education. Students were forced to attend private institutes, which increases the financial burden on their parents.
In addition, schools were merged and a school was closed due to displacement, migration, and dropout. The number of students in some classes does not exceed 17 students, especially the ninth grade.
Hundreds of residents of Hittin compound in Barza area are complaining of harsh humanitarian crises and conditions due to the reflection of the manifestations of the ongoing war in Syria on their living conditions. The compound remained neutral despite its proximity geographically from the heart of events. The residents managed to avoid engaging the ongoing events in Syria, despite some people attempted to form popular committees for security, but residents refused to do so strongly and denied arming anyone.
With the beginning of 2013, it has become more serious, where the compound was subjected to shelling as well as sniping that was aimed at everything that moves. The compound was not a target in itself but as a result of its location in contact on the main road area and next to service complex (which is the leadership location of the regular army and air security north of Damascus) and communicates directly with the pro-regime Al Bayader neighborhood which is full of gunmen from the popular Committees.
It is overseen by the western side with Talet Al Bohouth Al Almeia which is full of guns and machine guns against the neighborhood as well as Ish Alwerwar Mount from the north.
The compound is bordered from the east directly with Barza Al Balad lanes, which was controlled by the Free Army groups. All mentioned above contributed making the compound as a confrontation line between the two sides.
Events culminated in the beginning of March 2013 until residence became a threat to the population as a result of the large number of shells and sniping operations as well as the blockade, in addition to calls for evacuation by both parties.
People began to be displaced gradually till the compound became completely empty by mid-April 2013, but its residents were able to return to it later, after signing a truce between the regular army and the Syrian armed opposition groups in Barza Al Balad area.
Educational process at Al Aedein camp declined sharply due to many reasons, such as the immigration of professional teachers due to the deteriorated security conditions, in addition to the search of safety and security after the increasing base of arrest and blackmailing by names, nationalities, and religious, in addition to the psychological pressure on those who did not engage and align to a specific party, forcing them to flee, although the privileges they had enjoyed such as the high salaries paid to them by UNRWA.
Accordingly, this gap in the educational process was filled by teachers who do not have the necessary competence to carry out the educational process; such as appointing new graduates of university students without subjecting them to the qualifying sessions for the preparation of teachers and mastery of teaching aids and methods, classroom management, and modern techniques of education. Students were forced to attend private institutes, which increases the financial burden on their parents.
In addition, schools were merged and a school was closed due to displacement, migration, and dropout. The number of students in some classes does not exceed 17 students, especially the ninth grade.
