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Since July 2015, the town was reported to be besieged by a combination of Syrian forces loyal to the Syrian president ] and the allied Lebanese militia ].<ref></ref> In early January 2015, the town became an object of a global propaganda campaign waged by the Syrian opposition.<ref> FT, 8 January 2015.</ref> |
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Since July 2015, the town was reported to be besieged by a combination of Syrian forces loyal to the Syrian president ] and the allied Lebanese militia ].<ref></ref> In early January 2015, the town became an object of a global propaganda campaign waged by the Syrian opposition.<ref> FT, 8 January 2015.</ref> |
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Since July 2015, the town was reported to be besieged by a combination of Syrian forces loyal to the Syrian president ] and the allied Lebanese militia ].<ref></ref> |
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Video from Syrian activists in January 2016 has shown opposition militants blocking food from entering the town rather than government forces.<ref>https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/status/684559608946552833</ref> The United Nations has provided humanitarian aid to Madaya on several occasions prior to that year, including late October.<ref>www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52312</ref> Local population has demonstrated in favor of the Assad Government.<ref>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=09f_1452092018</ref> The Assad government in agreement with the joint statement on January 7th, 2016 by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, has called for aid to reenter the besieged town.<ref>http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/join-statement-hard-reach-and-besieged-communities-syria-enar</ref> Al Jazeera was accused of providing fake images of starving children claiming they were from Madaya.<ref>https://twitter.com/RanaHarbi/status/685357579615232000</ref> |
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On 7 January 2015, the ] said the Syrian government had allowed access to the town for humanitarian aid.<ref></ref> |
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On 7 January 2015, the ] said the Syrian government had allowed access to the town for humanitarian aid.<ref></ref> |
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Since July 2015, the town was reported to be besieged by a combination of Syrian forces loyal to the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the allied Lebanese militia Hezbollah. In early January 2015, the town became an object of a global propaganda campaign waged by the Syrian opposition.
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