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Shielded from war, Syria town emptied out by earthquake and floods

Shielded from 12 years of civil war, the small northwest Syrian town of Al-Tloul near the Turkish border has been devastated by Monday's huge earthquake and ensuing flooding that has pushed out nearly all of its inhabitants, residents said.

Reuters

Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Infrastructure to blame for high Syria earthquake death toll

In northwestern Syria, civil defence teams are working round the clock to save people trapped under earthquake debris.

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‘A terror unlike any that I can describe’: surviving the horror of the earthquake in Idlib

Syrian journalist Mohamad Kazmooz was asleep when the 7.8 earthquake hit. He describes scrambling to safety as his apartment building collapsed around him

The Guardian - AU

Dramatic video captures moment entire family were pulled from rubble after Syria earthquake

Video showed the joy and jubilation of rescuers after an entire family was retrieved from the wreckage near the rebel-held city of Idlib

The Independent UK

Syrian hospitals overwhelmed with injured after quake: ‘They can't take any more’

Medical personnel and rescue workers have been stretched to their limits after a devastating earthquake hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria in the early morning of February 6. Opposition-controlled northern Syria has been particularly affected, and doctors report a shortage of medical facilities to treat the injured. The FRANCE 24…

France 24

Survivors give harrowing accounts of Turkey, Syria earthquakes

As frantic rescue operations continue, survivors of Monday’s deadly earthquakes and aftershocks tell their stories.

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Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands

The medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders says a staff member has been found dead under the rubble of his house in Syria’s Idlib province following the powerful earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey

The Independent UK

Northern Syria has endured years of war. Now, an earthquake has added to the despair

Since the civil war began in 2011, Syria's northern region has been beset by crisis after crisis. Monday's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake was "the last thing people need," one aid worker said.

WEKU

In war-ravaged Idlib, devastating quake feels like ‘Doomsday’

Thousands homeless in opposition-held areas hit by tremor as infrastructure already weakened by bombings falters.

Al Jazeera

'There's no one to help us': Syria's rebel-controlled zones in ruins after devastating earthquake

Entire neighbourhoods and villages in northwestern Syria were destroyed after a violent earthquake the morning of February 6 hit Turkey near the border. In between internet outages, several of our Observers in opposition-controlled areas of Syria told us of the heartbreaking scenes as rescue workers struggle to keep up.

France 24

Worse than ‘Years of War’: Syria Hospital Treats Quake Survivors

At a hospital in Syria, Osama Abdel Hamid was holding back tears as he recalled on Monday the powerful earthquake that toppled his home and killed his neighbors, along with hundreds of his compatriots. "We were fast asleep when we felt a huge earthquake," Abdel Hamid told AFP at Al-Rahma…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘There is nothing left’: earthquake adds to suffering in war-torn Syria

Hundreds of deaths already reported and hospitals overwhelmed after quake hits country’s north-west

The Guardian - UK

Türkiye Establishes Presence in Syria with 10,000 Soldiers, Dozens of Military Bases

For the past months, Turkish armed forces in northwestern Syria de-escalation zones have carried out redeployment and mergers at military points that were established under a Turkish-Russian agreement in 2017. According to an agreement within the framework of the Astana talks, Türkiye gained the opportunity to expand its deployment of…

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Massive Military Reinforcements Deployed to Contact Lines in Northwest Syria

The Syrian regime and opposition factions have deployed substantial military reinforcements to contact lines in Idlib and the countryside of Aleppo amid speculations of military operations restarting in the area, opposition military sources reported. Opposition factions at the Operation Fath al-Mobin’s command center have recently started sending sizable military backup…

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UN Security Council extends critical aid to northern Syria

Highest UN decision-making body votes unanimously to keep aid flowing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Extends Critical Aid from Türkiye to Syria’s Opposition North

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday to keep a key border crossing from Türkiye to Syria’s opposition-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Syria's ally Russia — in a surprise move — supporting the resolution. All eyes had been on Russia, which in the past…

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Aid Convoy Enters Syrian Opposition Area Ahead of Key UN Vote

A humanitarian convoy on Sunday delivered urgently needed supplies to Syria's last opposition stronghold, a day before the UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution that would determine whether aid deliveries to the war-stricken territory can continue. Syria’s conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced half…

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Syrians in Opposition Enclave Protest Türkiye-Syria Contacts

Thousands of Syrians held protests Friday in different parts of the opposition-held northwest against recent moves by the governments in Damascus and Ankara to improve ties. The protests in villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo provinces came a week after the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers held previously…

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Aid Workers in Syria Fear Cholera Spread If Cross-Border Support Halted

Humanitarian workers operating in the last opposition-held part of Syria fear a cholera outbreak sweeping the region will deepen further if the United Nations is forced to stop aid deliveries across the border from Türkiye. The area's 4 million people live in dire conditions and rely heavily on the food…

Reuters

Aid workers in Syria fear cholera spread if cross-border support halted

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‘Idlib Security’ Thwarts ‘Terrorist’ Plot by Syrian Regime

Security forces in Syria’s opposition-held northwestern Idlib province announced that they thwarted "terrorist operations and plans" of a "terrorist cell linked to the Syrian regime and Russia." Suspects involved in the plot were arrested on Saturday. Spokesperson for the General Security Service in Idlib Diaa al-Omar said the eight-member cell…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Humanitarian Disaster Imminent in NW. Syria if Int’l Aid Stops

The Directorate of Health in Idlib and other opposition-held Syrian region warned on Saturday that the failure to renew a United Nations resolution that allows the continued provision of humanitarian and medical assistance from Türkiye into northwest Syria will lead to a humanitarian disaster. Local and international humanitarian organizations called…

Daily Mirror

Suicide rates in war-torn Syria triple as the hopeless turn to deadly gas pills

WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: Suicide cases in north-west Syria more than tripled in the first half of 2022 as the deadly use of “gas pills” becomes more widespread and youths see no hope for the future

The Conversation

Friday essay: how the West betrayed Syria

“Assad, or we burn the country,” Syrian government loyalists chanted in 2011. It was a statement of intent that proved to be prophetic.

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