![]() ![]() We are the Syrian Arab Red Crescent for all the Syrian people," Khaled Hboubati said at a news conference. "We do not differentiate between any of the Syrian people. Syria's Red Crescent said Tuesday it is ready to send relief aid to all the country's regions including opposition-held areas, and is urging the United Nation to help facilitate the deliveries. Politics and divisions will need to be set aside to assist everyone in need, Amin added. ![]() Regardless of who's in control of one area or another, Khemadja said neither the government nor any opposition group can manage the situation alone because infrastructure and vital utilities were already in ruins before the earthquakes. (Mohammed al-Rifai/AFP via Getty Images)īecause the earthquake has caused so much damage, communications have been heavily affected and Khemadja said it's been hard for him and his organization to assess the full extent of the destruction in Idlib. ![]() Members of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets look for casualties under the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syria's Idlib province. But he fears the death toll will climb significantly. We need the international community to support us," Ismail Alabdullah, a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said in a video posted on social media from Salqin in Idlib province.Īlabdullah, standing in front of a mountain of rubble, said dozens of families were trapped under collapsed buildings and White Helmets volunteers were trying to save whoever they could. The area is largely controlled by a militant group engaged in active combat against Syrian government forces backed by Russia. The most-affected areas were among the hardest hit by bombings and fighting in the 12-year conflict, including Idlib province. But the destruction in Syria has made a desperate situation even worse for millions of people who have survived the country's ongoing civil war. ![]() Two major earthquakes, followed by aftershocks, have devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria and killed thousands of people. ![]()
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