Families besieged in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta struggle to survive

They are also among 400,000 people who live in the government-besieged, rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta. They say they don’t trust the Russian-sponsored de-escalation agreements, and their greatest fear now is not having a place in their country.

As 2017 comes to an end, we’re looking back at some of the biggest stories of the year, through the eyes of five families.

In part three, we speak to a Syrian family. Like millions of other Syrians, they have been internally displaced by the war.

They are also among 400,000 people who live in the government-besieged, rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta.

They say they don’t trust the Russian-sponsored de-escalation agreements, and their greatest fear now is not having a place in their country.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.