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A dentist, and humanitarian activist and advocate- monitoring violations against health- fighting impunity for the use of chemical weapons
Feb 15, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
[1] This thread is an update on the situation 9 days after the earthquake in northwestern Syria: The UN sent a mission to visit the affected area, while Syrian American doctors have arrived. [2] Bab Al-Salama crossing has received UN aid for the first time since 2020, after it was closed due to Russian pressure. UN has expanded its team in south Turkey to respond to NW, and a rapid assessment cell has been employed, and the work of clusters began to recover.
Feb 14, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
[1] This thread is an update on the 8th day after the #earthquake Feb 13, 2023:
The earthquake in NW Syria has resulted in 4,427 deaths and 12,400 injuries. Number of destroyed buildings: 1,700. Partially damaged: 6,300. 280,000 people affected. Image [2]1,414 deaths & 2,349 injuries in regime-held areas, and 18,500 families displaced.
While in NW 11,000 families have lost their homes and 30,000 displacement movements recorded by the UN
Feb 10, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
[1] This thread is an Update on the 4th day after the earthquake in northwestern Syria. Death toll continues to rise with little hope for survivors still trapped under rubble. Over 2030 deaths and 5000+ injured reported in northwestern Syria. [2] Regime controlled areas report 1347 deaths and 2500 injured. Turkey saw a 63% increase in casualties with 16,100 dead and 64,000 injured.
11,000 families are homeless and over 30,000 families have been displaced in northwestern Syria.
Feb 9, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
[1] This thread is to give updates on the situation in NW on the 3rd day after #syriaearthquake
The latest update from the UN reports over 2,000 deaths, 5,000 wounded, and 11,000 homeless families in northwestern Syria. 2,000 buildings were demolished and over 5,100 damaged [2] Civil defense teams are still working, but the hope of finding survivors under the rubble is diminishing. Nothing can express our gratitude to these heroes. An Egyptian volunteer team of rescue and medical personnel has entered with the help of the (IHH).
Aug 25, 2019 10 tweets 10 min read
[1] A thread on the current situation in #İdlib and northern #Hama. The amount of human suffering caused by forced displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians, healthcare facilities, and water resources is, even in the Syrian context, an extreme beyond the extremes. [2] Almost 600 K were displaced over the last 3 months. This is the biggest and most acute displacement since 2011. to put it into context, this is more than 5 doubles the displacement during last year offensive on #daraa , #Ghouta and the whole southern region.