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Rudaw Net
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Rojava sends second aid convoy to Syria's coastal Alawite region
Also in Syria US calls for stronger UN response to terrorist threats in Syria Sharaa extends investigation into March violence against Alawites UN reiterates need for an inclusive Syria Rojava authorities slam Syrian cultural minister over labeling Syriac as 'Arabic dialect' A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A humanitarian organization based in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Friday dispatched a second aid convoy to Syria's Alawite-majority coastal region where violent clashes in March left hundreds dead and thousands in need of assistance. 'The second humanitarian convoy has launched as part of the grassroots initiative in northern and eastern Syria to assist our people in the Syrian coast,' read a statement from the Kurdish Red Crescent. The convoy includes 14,000 aid packages - 12,000 food baskets and 2,000 hygiene baskets - collected through donations from residents of Rojava, the Kurdish Red Crescent, and other organizations, including the Women's Initiative and the Mesopotamia Association, according to the statement. In March, residents of Rojava launched a campaign to support Alawite-majority areas in western Syria, where security forces loyal to Damascus clashed with armed groups reportedly linked to the family of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, killing around 1,500 people, mostly Alawites and many of them civilians. Ahmed Ibrahim, an executive member of the Kurdish Red Crescent, told Rudaw English at the time that around 10,000 boxes of essential items were sent in a first convoy of aid. The Qamishli-based organization, established in 2012, has become one of the largest local humanitarian actors, delivering aid to conflict-affected communities across Syria. The violence in western Syria has drawn widespread condemnation from Western and regional powers, as well as human rights organizations.
Rudaw Net
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Syrian Kurds send aid to Alawite-majority areas hit by violence
Also in Syria SDF says nine civilians killed in Kobane airstrike Syria accuses Lebanese Hezbollah of abducting, killing 3 soldiers: SANA Syrian Yazidis reject interim constitution Syrians celebrate revolution anniversary A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Residents of the Kurdish-held northeast Syria (Rojava) recently launched a campaign to aid the Alawite-majority areas in western Syria that were hit by violent clashes. Around 10,000 boxes of essentials are en route to these areas, one of the organizers said on Monday. "The aid will be sent to Syria's coastal areas. The aid was provided by the people of Rojava. Civil and social institutions, and organizations affiliated with the autonomous administration, as well as the Kurdish Red Crescent, have taken part," Ahmed Ibrahim, an executive member of the Kurdish Red Crescent, told Rudaw English. The Qamishli-based organization, associated with the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), is registered in the Kurdistan Region and licensed by the Rojava authorities. Since its establishment in 2012, it has become one of the largest local humanitarian actors, delivering aid to conflict-affected communities across Syria. Ibrahim elaborated that the aid is in response to calls from the coastal areas where clashes between security forces affiliated to the new administration in Damascus and armed groups the government claimed were loyalists of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad caused a significant number of casualties. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that around 1,500 people, mostly Alawites, were killed in the violence, attributed to government or government-affiliated forces. The escalating violence has drawn widespread condemnation from Western and regional powers, as well as human rights organizations. Rudaw English has learned that many residents of Rojava, who were studying in the coastal province of Latakia, have returned to their homes to flee the violence. The Kurdish Red Crescent official said the aid was collected in Hasaka and will head to Latakia through Tabqa town in Raqqa province. The aid is around 10,000 boxes of essentials, including sugar and flour as well as the needs of children and women, he added, noting that once they arrive in the destination, they will assess the needs of people and consider this for the upcoming aid. Sheikhmous Ahmed, head of Rojava's office for internally displaced persons and refugees, told Rudaw English on Sunday that they launched the initiative after receiving calls from Alawite-majority areas 'who were subjected to a massacre and were in a desperate need of humanitarian aid.' He also said that the campaign will provide 'material and spiritual support as well as healthcare," expecting the initiative to last for a long time.
Rudaw Net
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Kurdish NGO to send aid to violence-hit Alawite regions in west Syria
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A humanitarian organization linked to the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) announced on Sunday that it is preparing an aid convoy to the Alawite-majority regions in west Syria, which recently witnessed deadly violence. The Kurdish Red Crescent stated, 'We have begun preparing a humanitarian aid convoy…to our people on the Syrian [west] coast' and 'will make sure the convoy reaches the affected areas as quickly as possible,' adding that, 'We wish peace for our people on the coast and throughout [Syria].' The Qamishli-based organization, associated with the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), is registered in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and licensed by the Rojava authorities. Since its establishment in 2012, it has become one of the largest local humanitarian actors, delivering aid to conflict-affected communities across Syria. In early March, loyalists of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched an attack on security forces affiliated with the new Syrian leadership in the Alawite-majority western regions. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that around 1,500 people, mostly Alawites, have been killed in the violence, attributed to government or government-affiliated forces. The escalating violence has drawn widespread condemnation from Western and regional powers, as well as human rights organizations.
Rudaw Net
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Attack on Tishreen Dam ambulance a ‘war crime': Watchdog
Also in Syria US kills al-Qaeda affiliate operative in Syria New leader outlines future plans for Syria Five dead in fuel storage incident near Damascus Syria's new rulers dissolve parliament, abolish the constitution A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Protests against strikes on Tishreen Dam continue amid growing international criticism of Syrian militias carrying out the attacks, most recently from Human Rights Watch, which on Thursday said a recent drone strike on an ambulance was 'an apparent war crime.' 'A drone strike by the Turkiye-Syrian National Army (SNA) coalition that hit a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance on January 18, 2025, in northern Syria is an apparent war crime,' said Human Rights Watch. The ambulance was transporting an injured protester from Tishreen Dam when it was hit, the Kurdish Red Crescent wrote in a statement following the attack. The driver, a nurse, and the injured person were all able to escape. 'According to international law, targeting the injured, paramedics, ambulances, and civilians constitutes a flagrant war crime. This is precisely what the Turkish state and its allied factions have been committing openly before the world since the beginning of the campaign targeting Manbij and its eastern countryside,' said the Kurdish Red Crescent. Tishreen Dam, located on the Euphrates River near the northern Syria city of Manbij, has for weeks come under attacks by Turkey and the SNA militia groups it supports. Strong resistance from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has so far prevented their advance. 'On Thursday, Turkish warplanes launched several airstrikes near the Tishreen Dam, southeast of Manbij, while also subjecting the area to heavy artillery bombardment,' the SDF wrote in a Friday statement about recent attacks around the dam. A takeover of the dam could help Ankara and the SNA easily advance to other parts of the Kurdish-held northeast Syria (Rojava). Rojava authorities have warned that constant attacks on the dam could lead to the collapse of the structure, causing a humanitarian catastrophe. Groups of civilians have traveled to the dam to stage protests. Fifty-one civilians have been killed, according to conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Yet the protests continue with hundreds of people traveling to the dam on Friday morning, reported ANHA news agency. Human Rights Watch also condemned the attacks on the civilian protests. 'Drone footage published by an SNA-affiliated Telegram channel on January 22, verified by Human Rights Watch, shows two small air-dropped munitions explode in a crowd of men and women at Tishreen Dam, where they were protesting and doing a traditional Kurdish dance in a line. A caption says: 'The armed drone sends congratulations and blessings to the SDF celebrations at Tishreen Dam,'' the watchdog stated, adding that Turkey is obligated to 'rein in' the SNA. Earlier this month, the International Committee of the Red Cross, said dams have special protection under international humanitarian law and should not be attacked. Ankara has labeled the armed Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) in northeast Syria as terrorists and a branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and considers them a threat to Turkey's security. 'Our heroic Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 6 PKK terrorists it identified in the Gara region of northern Iraq and 7 PKK/YPG terrorists it identified in the Peace Spring and Euphrates Shield regions of northern Syria,' the Turkish defense ministry said on Friday.
