Basim sent me this with the comment: "But Madaya was never labelled as being loyal to the armed rebel groups:
"Broadcast images of emaciated children and tales of starving Syrians forced to eat grass and leaves in the besieged town of Madaya have provoked horror around the world. Madaya is not the only town in Syria under siege. Fouaa and Kefraya, two Shiite towns in northern Syria loyal to the Assad regime, have been under siege for months by rebel groups."
