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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/somnia/2012/05/01/gIQAAsZAvT_story.html
Amid Unrest, Syrians Struggle to Feed Their Families
(Washington Post) Alice Fordham - Hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to feed their families in the parts of Syria hardest hit by violence, activists and aid workers say. Homs activist Waleed Fares said that military checkpoints have prevented trucks with food from entering the areas of the city where most people support the opposition, with security forces sometimes stealing food and attacking the drivers.