Starving Syrians
trapped in three besieged towns are being forced to eat cats and dogs
and have surgery without anesthetic after vital supplies were cut off,
activists have warned. Foua and Kfarya in Idlib province have been under attack from rebel groups for more than a year. But
the situation deteriorated in September when insurgents captured an
airbase used by helicopters that delivered canned food, vegetables and
bread to about 30,000 people. see photos after the cut.
