The Latest Breaking News from Syria

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Major earthquake kills 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors

A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

In Syria, earthquake kills more than 100, injures hundreds

A major earthquake killed dozens and injured hundreds Syria early on Monday, a senior health official said, as homes and historic buildings in north and west came crashing down.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

First UN aid convoy reaches northern Syria as quake death toll tops 19,000

Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, with many reported trapped beneath the rubble of razed buildings.

Axios · Feb 6, 2023

Powerful 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, scores dead

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus.

France 24 · Feb 6, 2023

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria

A 7.8 magnitude quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria

At least 100 deaths are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered near Gaziantep, a provincial capital about 60 miles from the Syrian border.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake levels buildings in Türkiye and Syria, killing over 2,800

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the death toll in his country has risen to nearly 1,600 while more than 11,000 people have been injured

ABC News · Feb 6, 2023

Thousands killed in major quakes – as it happened

Numbers of dead expected to increase rapidly amid desperate search and rescue operations following two quakes on Monday

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2023

At least 10 killed in Turkey earthquake, dozens trapped under rubble

At least 10 people were killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the country's south and also northern Syria, two local Turkish officials said.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023