Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Syrian families flee besieged Moadamiyah – in pictures

Syrian families carrying belongings
A Syrian family carry what they can of their belongings while evacuating Moadamiyah Photograph: Khaled Al-hariri/Reuters
Syrian men queue at security checkpoint
Men wait to be searched by the Syrian military after crossing from the rebel-held suburb into the government-held territory in Damascus Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP
Syrian women carrying children
Mothers carry their children on their way out of Moadamiyah Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP
Syrian men wait to be searched
More men waiting to be searched by the military at the security checkpoint in Damascus Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP
Sick man carried by volunteers
Volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent carry a sick man away from the besieged site Photograph: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters
Men queueing to leave Moadamiya
The wait goes on for Syrian men trying to leave the town Photograph: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters
Syrians leave Moadamiyah: Syrian families leave besieged Moadamiyeh
Young children help out with the carrying Photograph: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters
Volunteers help older man
Arab Red Crescent assist an elderly man in the exodus Photograph: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.