Syria regime 'using starvation as war tactic'

2014-12-27 434

Human Rights Watch says the Syrian government is using starvation as a war tactic, and that many civilians are paying the price.

The group says the besieged al-Waer, the last rebel-held area in Homs, has become a prison for the estimated 100,000 people currently living there.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from neighbouring Lebanon.

Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/