Inside Syria: How life goes on in a besieged town |

Eastern Ghouta, in northern Damascus suburbs, has been partially besieged by the Syrian government since 2013. It has an estimated population of 400,000, according to a report by Netherlands-based Siege Watch. In 2013, the Syrian government banned civilians from going into or out of the enclave, allowing only some food deliveries to be received or sold. Eastern Ghouta is one of the three cordons