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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Earthquake death toll passes 7,700 as search teams and emergency aid arrive

Rescuers work in freezing temperatures to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as World Health Organisation fears fatalities could hit 20,000

Wales Online · Feb 8, 2023

‘A terror unlike any that I can describe’: surviving the horror of the earthquake in Idlib

Syrian journalist Mohamad Kazmooz was asleep when the 7.8 earthquake hit. He describes scrambling to safety as his apartment building collapsed around him

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2023

Desperate son Gürkan searches for mother in rubble of Turkish earthquake

Gürkan is standing in front of an apartment block that collapsed when an earthquake hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria. His mother is trapped somewhere inside.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

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Four Australians missing in Türkiye earthquake, search-and-rescue team sent to help

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says four Australians who were in the region of a devastating earthquake in south-east Türkiye and Syria remain unaccounted-for.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Satellite images capture Türkiye's cities before and after the country's devastating earthquakes

Newly released satellite images capturing cities in Türkiye and Syria show widespread devastation as rescue efforts continue after Monday's devastating earthquakes.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

How to donate to charities working to help victims of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

If you're feeling helpless as you watch the rescue efforts from the other side of the world, you may be considering donating money to help. Here are some of the charities already at work in the region.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Dramatic video captures moment entire family were pulled from rubble after Syria earthquake

Video showed the joy and jubilation of rescuers after an entire family was retrieved from the wreckage near the rebel-held city of Idlib

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

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Chicago groups rally for earthquake relief in Turkey, Syria; here’s how to donate

As the death toll rises above 5,000 in Turkey and Syria and rebuilding efforts begin, Chicago residents can contribute to fundraisers, donation drives and medical supply collection.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

The Shamima Begum Story review: Deluded monster, innocent child, or neither? This gripping BBC film lets the viewer decide

New documentary hears from the former Isis recruit herself, as well as those who knew her in London and Syria

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Baby born in rubble of Syria earthquake brings gift of life amid death and destruction

The baby girl was born under the rubble as the number of those who died shot past 7,200 an international rescue effort was underway to try to save hundreds of people still buried

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

How people in Greater Manchester can help after Turkey and Syria earthquake

Collection points have been set up in Trafford Park and Middleton for clothes and sleeping bags, as Manchester rescue teams head tp the disaster zone

Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023

US man convicted of aiding Islamic State as sniper, trainer

A former New York stockbroker-turned-Islamic State group militant has been convicted of becoming a sniper and trainer for the extremist group during its brutal reign in Syria and Iraq

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Three British nationals confirmed missing as 7,000 dead in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed the trio are missing and a further 35 are affected following the earthquake which struck yesterday morning.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Heartbreaking photos show father clutching hand of dead daughter trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble

Irmak, 15, died on Monday following the earthquakes, her pale fingers visible through the slabs of concrete

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

King Charles sends his 'thoughts and special prayers' to victims of Turkey earthquake

The King's words came after two major earthquakes southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday, followed by a third quake with a magnitude of 5.7 on Tuesday morning

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

As aid pours into Turkey, Syria, rescuers race to find earthquake survivors

Monday’s magnitude 7.8 quake and a cascade of strong aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of miles across southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, toppling thousands of buildings.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Stevie Mallan pays tribute to former teammate who died in Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan is among the more than 7,000 people who have died as the harrowing scenes continue to unfold.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

U.S. search and rescue teams set to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday

Two U.S. Agency for International Development teams will arrive Wednesday morning in Turkey and will head to the southeastern province of Adiyaman to focus on urban search and rescue following earthquakes that killed more than 6,300 people and left a trail of destruction in Turkey and neighboring Syria.

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ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Grief-stricken relatives in Australia mourn loved ones killed in Türkiye-Syria earthquake as communities raise funds for victims

As families in Australia grieve their relatives buried under the rubble of a devastating earthquake, community members are rallying to collect donations and provide crucial aid.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Earthquake leaves Syrians across frontlines with shared catastrophe

On one side of Syria's civil war, a man in army fatigues carried a lifeless child's ashen body from the rubble of a shattered building in the government-held city of Hama.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

US shares photos of downed Chinese balloon, Microsoft demos ChatGPT integration, and Türkiye and Syria earthquake rescues continue — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Newborn baby saved from rubble as rescuers search for earthquake survivors in Syria and Türkiye

Residents digging through a collapsed building in Syria discover a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble.

France 24 · Feb 7, 2023

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Race to find survivors as international aid pours in

The death toll is still rising and will continue to rise. There are already several thousand dead from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, but with over 6,000 buildings destroyed, that can only be a very conservative tally. Turkey's president has declared a three-month state of emergency for affected regions…

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Aid workers say getting aid into Syria after this week’s devastating earthquake has been hampered by the country’s deep fragmentation from years of war

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 7,200.

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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Earthquake death toll passes 7,700 as search teams and emergency aid arrive

‘A terror unlike any that I can describe’: surviving the horror of the earthquake in Idlib

Desperate son Gürkan searches for mother in rubble of Turkish earthquake

Four Australians missing in Türkiye earthquake, search-and-rescue team sent to help

Satellite images capture Türkiye's cities before and after the country's devastating earthquakes

How to donate to charities working to help victims of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

Dramatic video captures moment entire family were pulled from rubble after Syria earthquake

Chicago groups rally for earthquake relief in Turkey, Syria; here’s how to donate

The Shamima Begum Story review: Deluded monster, innocent child, or neither? This gripping BBC film lets the viewer decide

Baby born in ­rubble of Syria earthquake brings gift of life amid death and destruction

How people in Greater Manchester can help after Turkey and Syria earthquake

US man convicted of aiding Islamic State as sniper, trainer

Three British nationals confirmed missing as 7,000 dead in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Heartbreaking photos show father clutching hand of dead daughter trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble

King Charles sends his 'thoughts and special prayers' to victims of Turkey earthquake

As aid pours into Turkey, Syria, rescuers race to find earthquake survivors

Stevie Mallan pays tribute to former teammate who died in Turkey and Syria earthquakes

U.S. search and rescue teams set to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday

Grief-stricken relatives in Australia mourn loved ones killed in Türkiye-Syria earthquake as communities raise funds for victims

Earthquake leaves Syrians across frontlines with shared catastrophe

US shares photos of downed Chinese balloon, Microsoft demos ChatGPT integration, and Türkiye and Syria earthquake rescues continue — as it happened

Newborn baby saved from rubble as rescuers search for earthquake survivors in Syria and Türkiye

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Race to find survivors as international aid pours in

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

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Baby born in rubble of Syria earthquake brings gift of life amid death and destruction