by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, February 23, 2023 I highly suggest reading some of the linked articles. HTS is apparently ‘taxing’ aid providers and ‘managing’ distribution in Idlib, while the main body of Syrians are denied aid entirely due to U.S. sanctions. An Arabic language article that is …
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by Steven Sahiounie, published on The Canada Files, February 20, 2023 Canada has blood on its hands in Syria. Canadian intelligence would have provided its government with the facts concerning the Syrian uprising in Deraa in March 2011. That information would have allowed the Canadian government to determine whether to …
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by Kenny Stancil, published on Common Dreams, February 7, 2023 “We need heavy equipment, ambulances, and firefighting vehicles to continue to rescue and remove the rubble, and this entails lifting sanctions on Syria as soon as possible,” said the head of a leading humanitarian group. A disaster response expert has …
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Statement from Syria Support Movement On July 12, the UN Security Council extended the authorization for humanitarian aid to cross through Bab al Hawa on the Turkey-Syria border for another six months. The US and allies had wanted a one-year extension, but Russia vetoed it. The US, UK and France …
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The Syria Solidarity Movement is possibly the only US tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit other than the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid in all of Syria other than the terrorist controlled areas of Idlib province. This is because we provide the aid ourselves, not through partnerships with Syrian organizations, which …
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If you sent a donation for Syrian refugees to a major charity, it did not reach Ghazzal or 6 million other destitute and displaced persons in Syria because the major charities do not operate inside most of Syria. The Syria Sanctions allow charities to operate only by delivering aid directly, …
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Syria is suffering like few other places on earth. Only a decade ago it was self-sufficient, with healthy exports, but that now seems a distant memory. The war is a main factor, of course, but vast wildfires also destroyed grain and other crops, as well as grazing areas. In addition, …
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The US, NATO and its allies are imposing cruel and debilitating sanctions on Syria, crushing its economy and making it next to impossible to purchase medical supplies abroad. A decade ago, the Syrian national health care system – free to all Syrian citizens – was able to meet most of …
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