Yesterday, 25th of December, the Turkish state conducted a major attack on northeast Syria with airstrikes.
Yesterday, 25th of December, the Turkish state conducted a major attack on northeast Syria
with airstrikes. The airstrikes continued until late at night. At least 8 people died in the
attacks and 15 were injured.
The main targets were civilian infrastructure. In Kobane an outpatient clinic specialized in
diabetes and supported through a German association was hit and destroyed. Fortunately,
the clinic was closed due to Christmas holidays and no casualties were reported. This center
was serving mainly the elderly people in Kobane city and villages through a mobile clinic.
Now there is no chance to obtain the same services. Fortunately, the clinic was closed due to
Christmas holidays and no casualties were reported.
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The Kurdish Red Crescent holds its third conference, and elects its new co-directors
The Kurdish Red Crescent organization had held its third conference on Friday in the city of Qamishlo, under the title of “with hope and cooperation, we build a bright future”, and it was attended by its members, staff, its partners in the humanitarian field, and also a number of administrators from The Self Administration which are represented by the Health Committee, and The Movement of the Democratic Community (Tev-dem)and kongrastar
The activities of the third conference of the Kurdish Red Crescent started with the moment of silence for the martyrs, and the victims of war and disasters.
A documentary was shown about the work of KRC in North-East Syria on the span of 2 years (2022-2023), which were full of difficult challenges, and some of these challenges and difficulties were caused by the Turkish state’s attacks, and what they caused of casualties, and destruction of infrastructure, and also the disastrous earth quake that hit on January of this year.
After the documentary was shown, the reports of the departments and health centres of KRC were read, then the space was open for recommendations of the members to be heard, in order to improve the health, and aid situation in accordance to the circumstances of the North-East Syria regions, and also to be discussed by the attending members.
Then the internal system of KRC was read which had the needed changes and editing according to the situation and its challenges.
And after the reading and discussion about the new internal system, both Mr. Dilgesh Issa and Mrs. Khadija Musa Were elected as the new co-directors of the Kurdish Red Crescent and they will lead its activities and efforts for the next 2years.
Opening of a medical point in Aleppo
Due to the lack of healthcare centers in #Aleppo in the #Sheikh_Maqsoud and #Ashrafiyah areas, along with the significant increase in drug prices, which affected the resident’s ability to obtain necessary medications, our medical teams witnessed the medical and emergency capabilitie’s weakness in the neighborhood during the #earthquake that hit Turkey and neighboring countries.
Therefore, we opened a medical center in Aleppo consisting of a pediatric clinic, a gynecology clinic, and a pharmacy that distributes medications to beneficiaries according to the doctor’s prescription. In addition, the emergency room is staffed around the clock to receive emergency cases. The center receives 25 beneficiaries per day for each clinic from the residents of the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah areas and the surrounding areas.
The people of the villages (Kalouta – Burj Qas – Al-Zouk Al-Kabeer) in the Sherawa area of Afrin suffer from the continuation of being targeted by shells
As a result of the shelling of Shirawa villages (Kalutah – Burj Al-Kas – Al-Thuq Al-Kabeer) that was commited by the Turkey and the millitias under it’s control, a woman and a child from Kalutah village were injured.
The wounded were immediatly rushed to KRC’s heath point, where they were given first aid, and the wounded were reffered to Afreen hospital due to the child’s critical condition.
Statement to the world public opinion
The earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023, resulted in a great humanitarian catastrophe and great damages that the people of the region suffer until this moment
Accordingly, the global and regional humanitarian community made a great effort to provide financial and moral assistance to the people affected by this earthquake, and because they find the Kurdish Red Crescent trustworthy, they wanted this aid to reach the stricken areas through it
Unfortunately, without knowing the reasons, we face great obstacles, the latest of which was yesterday (21-2-2023), when our humanitarian aid convoy was denied entry by the Faysh Khabour” crossing and its affiliated authorities”
That is why we must inform the whole world about these obstacles as soon as possible. In the Kurdish Red Crescent, such decisions are unacceptable to us, and we see them as meaningless. It is our fundamental right as a Kurdish Red Crescent to deliver the aid sent by the communities that trust us to the required place.
Therefore, we urgently hope that those parties that put these obstacles will reverse these decisions and open all humanitarian ways and doors for assistance
Kurdish Red Crescent
22-2-2023