Simply incredible.
Earthquake victims cannot wait for days for humanitarian aid to arrive. Help must be immediate. The longer it takes, the more people will die.
UN Damascus office requests postponing aid delivery to Idlib
UN Office in Damascus asked today, Syrian Arab Red Crescent to postpone the entry of the aid convoy to Idlib, the governorate outside the Syrian state control, which was scheduled for tomorrow. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
A convoy carrying #Syrian aid is preparing to enter #Idlib through the Saraqib border crossing and is currently waiting for #UN representatives to hand over the relief aid to Idlib. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
If international organizations are late, Syria will not hesitate to deliver this aid by itself to help the disaster-stricken people, sources said. "The negotiations were fruitful, and aid is on the way." en.mdn.tv/71Sb
Yesterday, the governor of Idlib, Thaer Salhab, confirmed that the Syrian state is ready to let convoys of humanitarian aid into the areas affected by the earthquake in the NW of Idlib governorate, at any moment, after the other side opens the crossings & allows their entry.
Salhab said coordination is currently underway with the UN and international organizations to let in convoys with teams from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the International Red Cross. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
According to Al Mayadeen sources, the UAE side had been negotiating for the past three days with Idlib armed groups to open the crossings, regarding the entry of aid, but the latter refused. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
However, "the armed groups were finally convinced with an aid convoy making it into Idlib through the Syrian Red Crescent and international organizations in Syria," the sources added.
🗣️ Armed groups = Western-funded terrorist groups. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
"The armed groups want to garner international support for themselves alone under the pretext that the Syrian government would not allow aid to make it into their areas," the sources concluded.
🗣️ Armed groups = Western-funded terrorist groups. en.mdn.tv/71Sb
"The areas beyond the control of the state, which were destroyed by the earthquake, & are at the mercy of Jabhat al-Nusra (aka Al-Qaeda in Syria) & Syrian Army (FSA), it is they who keep out aid, & refuse to accept it from the state & its authorities,"
"& declare, on the contrary, that the authorities prevent their entry. #American aid pours into the Free Syrian Army and the Front, and they are glad that there are weapons for the fight."
The #Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo & its dependencies Mor Dionysius Antoine Shahda told that "what Aleppo experienced at dawn on Monday was very terrible," calling on the world to act with conscience ' humanity toward others en.mdn.tv/71XO
The Archbishop explained that "the earthquake came to exacerbate the crisis that #Aleppo is already plunged in due to the war." en.mdn.tv/71XO
Shahda pointed to the limited capabilities and the need for more foodstuffs to meet the needs of the displaced, as he affirmed that the numbers could possibly increase. en.mdn.tv/71XO
The Rouhama convoy, the convoy sent by #Hezbollah from #Lebanon 🇱🇧 to help those affected by the earthquake in #Syria 🇸🇾, arrived in Latakia, after its departure earlier on Sunday morning. en.mdn.tv/71Xh
The head of the Hezbollah Executive Council, Hashim Safi Al-Din, announced sending the first batch of aid to Latakia, to be followed by other convoys to Aleppo and other Syrian regions. en.mdn.tv/71Xh
Safi Al-Din said, "The affected people need all the help they can get, and Syria has always stood by Lebanon in its ordeals," He also pledged to the Syrian people to "always stand by them, and with them in this disastrous challenge." en.mdn.tv/71Xh
Several churches in #Syria and in various countries around the world held prayers at the same time for #Syria and the souls of the victims who fell from the devastating earthquake. sana.sy/es/?p=286971
The faithful prayed to God to speed up the healing of the injured survivors, to heal the souls of the families of the martyrs with faith and to give them the determination and strength to rebuild what was destroyed. sana.sy/es/?p=286971
The Indonesian community in Syria and the Indonesian Diplomatic Club in Syria provided humanitarian aid for those affected by the earthquake in the coastal province of Latakia. sana.sy/es/?p=286963
Indonesian Ambassador to Syria Fawzi Wagdi said the humanitarian aid convoy is offered by the Indonesian community in Syria and the Diplomatic Club to support the Syrian people in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. sana.sy/es/?p=286963
PM Hussein Arnous today received a condolences cable from the PM of the Government of National Unity in #Libya, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, in which he expressed história deepest condolences and sympathy to the victims of the earthquake. that hit #Syria. sana.sy/es/?p=286959
“We affirm Libya's permanent position with our brothers in the 🇸🇾 through thick & thin, & I express to you, the families of the victims & the 🇸🇾 people our deep sadness & sympathy…I pray to Almighty God for May he grant them strength & patience to overcome this terrible tragedy"
The #Syrian 🇸🇾 Embassy in the #Spanish 🇪🇸 capital, Madrid, began receiving donations & assistance provided by members of the Syrian community, expatriate events & institutions, & Spanish associations, to help those affected by the devastating earthquake. sana.sy/es/?p=286956
The embassy confirmed today in a statement that it has mobilized its efforts to send aid provided by Syrian expatriates and Spanish associations to Syria, noting that a bank account has been opened to donate to those affected by the earthquake. sana.sy/es/?p=286956