Summary: Fighting from within, bombed from above, and now starvation. Syria's struggling population continues to dwindle, as lives are lost to both war and hunger. More than half of all Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance. The United Nations says it is unable to help around two million children because they're blocked by fighting or siege. In some areas the price of food has skyrocketed so that a kilo of rice now costs $100. While civilians are starving in Syrian towns, the international community is stalled on a political solution. Opposition groups are meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh this week. They are trying to determine who will be included in negotiations scheduled for later this month - talks aimed at preventing Syria's civil war from going into a sixth year. Inside Story takes a look at the besieged towns of Zabadani and Madaya, once popular resorts which are now in ruins. And asks, who will ease the suffering of civilians still trapped in Syria? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Fadi Al-Qadi - Human rights advocate and commentator Wael Aleji - Spokesman for the Syrian Network for Human Rights Mouin Rabbani - Middle East analyst and former Head of Political Affairs for the UN special envoy for Syria - 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/
