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Asharq Al-Awsat
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SHOCKING: War remnants grip syria s eastern ghouta - What They Never Told You

The influx of civilians from Eastern Ghouta to escape the battles in the spring of 2018 (UNICEF)

It has been four years since the Syrian regime fully recaptured Eastern Ghouta in the Damascus countryside. However, residents of the area still suffer from the hazardous waste left behind by years of war and besiegement.

Moreover, Ghouta residents face a tight security grip by regime forces that sees the forced drafting of youth into the army.

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