Damascus: Rebel Islamic militants are stooping to lowest level to save their own lives. In Syrian city of Douma, the rebels are parading locals loyal to President Assad including 100s of women to metal cages which are then placed near targets to prevent Russian air-strikes.
The hope of preventing further air-strikes raining down on a stricken suburb of the Syrian capital has prompted the militants to take such action.
Local rebel groups see this extreme retaliation as the only way of ensuring the airborne attacks are ended - as it would mean President Assad targeting his own supporters
Almost 500 Alawites - male and female - have been rounded up by Army of Islam militants and are now being held captive in on the back of flat-bed trucks and pick-ups
The city of Douma has witnessed pulverisation from Russian and Syrian led air raids.
Humanitarian group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have confirmed that at least 70 people were killed and 500 injured in a series of horrific air-strikes against Douma on Friday.
At least 100 cages are now being used to ferry the hostages around the city, in the Eastern Ehouta region
Human Rights Watch slammed the latest action by rebels on the ground, alleging that similar caging tactics were used in the Shia village of Fue, in the north of the country, last month.
Videos of the trucks have been shared on YouTube and clearly show terrified women helpless inside the thick metal fencing.
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