Hundreds of residents of Hittin compound in Barza area in Damascus complain from humanitarian crises and harsh conditions due to the manifestations of the ongoing war in Syria on their living conditions.
The compound remained neutralizing despite it is geographically near the heart of events, while its residents were able to avoid engaging the ongoing events in Syria, despite attempts by some in order to form popular committees for security, but they refused to do so strongly and denied arming anyone.
With the beginning of 2013 it has become more serious in the compound, where it was subjected to shelling as well as sniping that was aimed at everything moves.
It was mentioned that the compound was not a target but as a result of its location in a conflict area on the main road and next to the service complex (which is the driving axis of the Army regular air and security north of Damascus) and connects directly with the pro-Regime Bayader neighborhood which is full of militants from the Popular Committees.
The compound is surrounded from the western side by the scientific research hill which is full with guns and machine guns against the neighborhood as well as Ush Al Werwar Mountain from the north, while it connects directly from the east side with Barzah country lanes that were under the control of the Free army.
All these things combined made the compound a line of confrontation between the two parties.
In  beginning of 3/2013 reside in the compound became a threat to the residents’ lives as a result of the large number of shells and sniping operations as well as the siege, in addition to calls for evacuation by the two parties. Residents of Hittin compound begun to displace gradually till the compound became empty by mid-April 2013, but its residents were able to return to it later, after truce was signed between the regular army and armed groups of the Syrian opposition in Barza area.