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The image shows destruction in a portion of the city of Damascus in the Jobar neighborhood. Severalbuildings appear destroyed or heavily damaged; and roadblocks are visisble on the main street.

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Satellite Data (1): PleiadesImagery Dates: 3 November 2014Resolution: 50 cmCopyright: Airbus Defence and SpaceSource: Airbus Defence and SpaceSatellite Data (2): WorldView-2Imagery Date: 27 September 2014Copyright: DigitalGlobe, Inc.

Source: European Space Imaging, US Department ofState, Humanitarian Information Unit, NextView LicenseResolution: 50 cmOther Data: USGS, UNCS, NASA, NGAAnalysis : UNITAR / UNOSATProduction: UNITAR / UNOSATAnalysis conducted with ArcGIS v10.2Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 37N

3 NOVEMBER 2014Based on Satellite Imagery Acquired 3 November and 27 September

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Center Coordinates: 36°20'33.89"E 33°31'35.55"N

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This report provides an overview of the situation in the capital city of Damascus as of 3 November 2014, using high resolution imagery collected bythe Pleiades satellite and compared with WorldView-2 satellite imagery collected 27 September. In support of the implementation of UN SecurityCouncil resolutions 2139 (2014) and 2165 (2014), UNOSAT reviewed the town for indicators of damage and destruction and signs of ongoingfighting and displaced civilians. Imagery shows widespread damage around the city and numerous destroyed and severely damaged structures andcraters caused by munitions impacts (figure 1). Roadblocks were detected and vehicle traffic is almost entirely absent in the southern-eastern partof the town (figures 2 and 3). This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR /UNOSAT.

This work by UNITAR/UNOSAT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Figure 1: Destroyed and damaged structures

The figure shows a portion of the northeastern part of the neighborhood of Jobar in Damascuswhere several buildings are destroyed or severely damaged (blue arrows), possibly by airstrikes and/or barrel bombing. A large crater is also visible next to the damaged structures(red arrow). Images copyright 2014 Airbus Defence and Space and DigitalGlobe.

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Figure 2: Roadblock and defensive fighting position

The figure shows a portion of the southern part of the neighborhood of Jobar in Damascuswhere a roadblock is visible on the Southern Bypass road (blue arrow) and a defensivefighting position (red arrow) has been newly constructed between 27 September and 3November 2014. Images copyright 2014 Airbus Defence and Space and DigitalGlobe.

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Figure 3: Roadblock and defensive fighting position h

The figure shows a portion of the western part of the neighborhood of Jobar in Damascuswhere numerous roadblocks are visible on the road (blue arrow) and a defensive fightingposition/trench (red arrow) has been newly constructed between 27 September and 3November 2014. Images copyright 2014 Airbus Defence and Space and DigitalGlobe.

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