Hundreds of women caged and used as a shield in Syria

To avoid attacks loyal to President Assad in the city of Douma, the rebels used human shields in the strategic objectives.

The horror of war is limitless. As shown in the UK means "The Daily Mail" on Wednesday, the dimensions in Syria has reached beyond any parameter of humanity several women in a region close to Damascus have been locked in cages, in the street, to prevent further shelling Russians about the area. According to figures provided by this means about 500 people-men and women - were imprisoned, caged and transported in trucks.

At least 100 cages have been used to transport the hostages around the city, in the region of Ehouta.

Videos that you see trucks with cages with terrified women behind bars, have been published these days in various YouTube channels.

The NGO Doctors Without Borders has confirmed that at least 70 people died and 500 were injured in the attacks that occurred in the city of Douma Friday.

Another NGO working in the area, Watach Human Rights, explained that the same tactics, using human shields, was used a month ago by rebels in another city in northern Syria.