The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Turkey and Syria earthquakes see death toll hit 5,000 as third tremor hits

Around 1,000 rescuers from across the globe are set to join local teams trying to pull victims from the destruction.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

UNICEF says Turkey-Syria earthquake may have killed thousands of children

The United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday that the earthquake and aftershocks that destroyed scores of buildings in Turkey and Syria may have killed thousands of children.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Syria's Red Crescent ready to deliver aid to opposition-held areas

Syria's Red Crescent is ready to deliver relief aid to all the country's regions including opposition-held areas and is urging the United Nation to facilitate this, its head said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

In Turkey's worst-hit province, residents cry for help amid weak quake response

"They're making noises but nobody is coming," Deniz cried out, holding his hands to his head as he railed against the lack of efforts to rescue those trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake killed thousands in Turkey and Syria.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

WHO says Syria, already in crisis, needs massive humanitarian aid after quake

Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Turkey.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Syria accused of playing politics with aid in aftermath of earthquake

Dispute with Damascus over who controls aid hinders efforts to get supplies into rebel-held north

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Lebanon Suffers its Share of Devastating Earthquake

Lebanon has had its share of fear and terror of the massive earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. At around 3 a.m.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023

Earthquake knocks out Syrian aid lifeline, UN says

Aid flows from Turkey to northwest Syria have temporarily stopped due to the fallout of a devastating earthquake, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday, leaving aid workers grappling with the problem of how to help people in a country fractured by war.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Survivors give harrowing accounts of Turkey, Syria earthquakes

As frantic rescue operations continue, survivors of Monday’s deadly earthquakes and aftershocks tell their stories.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2023

Former Chelsea forward Atsu rescued after Turkey earthquake

The Ghana Football Association says former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023