A UN humanitarian convoy was exposed to gunshots on Saturday evening, resulting in the injury of two people. The convoy- a joint effort between the UN, the Syrian Red Crescent, and the International Committee of the Red Cross- which is made up of 36 lorries, was exposed to gunshot on the Damascus-Homs highway, close to […]
Humanitarian Aid Enters Al-Houla
A convoy of humanitarian aid including 38 trucks carrying medical and nutritional aid, entered the city of al-Houla in rural Homs today. The convoy was sent by the United Nations, the Syrian Red Crescent, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Today’s convoy is part of the plan for the upcoming month, which aims to […]
September 2016: The Targeting of the Medical and Relief Sector
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the targeting of nine hospitals and medical points during September 2016, in the highest number of attacks on hospitals to have taken place within one month during 2016. Four of the targeted hospitals were in Aleppo and three in Idlib, whilst one was in Hama and one […]
Massacre as Aid Convoy in rural Aleppo is Targeted
War planes believed to be Russian targeted an aid convoy in the town of Urum al-Kubra (rural Aleppo) on Monday evening, killing 12 volunteers of the Syrian Red Crescent and burning 20 lorries which held humanitarian aid . Among the victims was Omar Barakat, director of the Syrian Red Crescent of western rural Aleppo. The […]
Aid Convoy Enters the Eastern Ghouta
A humanitarian aid convoy of the United Nations and the Syrian Red Crescent has entered the towns of Kafrbatna, Hiza, Hamouria, Ain Tarma, Bait Siwa and al-Iftirees in the Eastern Ghouta. The convoy, which is made up of 40 lorries, contains food items enough to feed 25,000 people according to the Syrian Red Crescent.
Prisoner Swap in Aleppo
On Tuesday, a prisoner and deceased bodies swap took place in Aleppo between regime forces and battalions of the armed opposition, under the supervision of Syrian Red Crescent. The armed opposition handed over 25 prisoners, among them many officers, in addition to 70 bodies of dead officers, whilst the regime forces handed over 13 prisoners […]
Air Strikes Target Medical and Relief Centres in Areeha
War planes targeted the city of Areeha (rural Idlib) with several air strikes, injuring 14 people and causing great material damage to buildings. The air strikes targeted a centre of the Syrian Red Crescent, as well as a birth centre in the city.
Regime Forces Prevent Arrival of First Humanitarian Convoy into Daraya
Regime forces and their foreign allies prevented the United Nations and Red Crescent from entering a convoy of humanitarian assistance into Daraya (rural Damascus). The convoy was supposed to be the first to enter Daraya since the siege which was enforced on the city in November 2012. The International Committee of the Red Cross had […]
Humanitarian Aid Reaches Madaya, Zabadani, Kafraya and al-Fouah
An aid convoy sent by the UN and the Syrian Red Crescent have reached the towns of Madaya and Zabadani, at the same time in which similar convoys reached the villages of Kafraya and al-Fouah in rural Idlib. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) said that the UN had managed […]
Red Crescent Enters Aid into al-Tal
The Syrian Red Crescent entered an aid convoy, compromising of 2500 food baskets and 2500 medical baskets, into the city of al-Tal (rural Damascus) on Thursday. The aid was provided by the International committee of the Red Cross. The Red Crescent had also entered another aid convoy into the city on Tuesday 2/2/2016, which compromised […]