Key Considerations: Humanitarian Response to the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Syria
On 6 February 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale brought destruction to southern Türkiye and northern Syria. The official death toll exceeded 50,000, with more than 7,000 fatalities occurring in Syria.1 An estimated 12 million people were affected by the earthquake in total.2 While international aid from the UN […]
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Are Syrian victims being overlooked?
Amid the long-running war and politicisation of humanitarian aid, Syrians could find themselves left out in the cold again.
Assad Has Learned That Chemical Attacks Are a Tactic That Works
Only days after a supposed ceasefire was declared in eastern Ghouta, at least 100 people were reportedly killed, and many more injured, by what appears to be a chemical attack in Douma city. Local medical sources reported more than 500 cases with symptoms indicative of poisoning by a chemical agent. The symptoms are consistent with […]
Attacks on Healthcare Look Like a Strategy for Forced Displacement
There is reason to suspect health facilities are being deliberately targeted in eastern Ghouta in a bid to weaken the resilience of the community and make it more amenable to evacuation, writes Syrian doctor and fellow at Chatham House, Abdulkarim Ekzayez.
Analysis: A Model For Rebuilding Infrastructure in Northwestern Syria
The Idlib Health Directorate is a model for local networks providing public services in opposition-controlled areas and for rebuilding northwestern Syria’s shattered healthcare system, writes Abdulkarim Ekzayez, a Syrian medical doctor and fellow at Chatham House.