Syria Today – Iranian Experts Targeted by Sunday Airstrike; UN Worried
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
February 23, 2023
Your daily brief of the English-speaking press on Syria.
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Excerpts from an op-ed published by Munzer Eid for al-Watan.
According to data provided by OCHA, a total of 265 trucks loaded with aid provided by six UN agencies have crossed to north-west Syria from Türkiye since 9 February.
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The arab initiative was conceived at least five months prior to the earthquake, when Jordan received preliminary approval from Saudi Arabia to initiate it, according to Orient Net.
The CDC said that damage to water and electricity infrastructure would lead to limited access to clean water, according to Baladi News.
A group of NGOs emphasized the need to consider the Syrian regime’s long history of politicizing aid, according to Shaam Network.
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The United Kingdom issued a warning last week cautioning against sending international aid to Syria, according to Syria TV.
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An aid shipment by the Italian government and the European Union entered through the Lebanese-Syrian border, according to al-Watan.
President Bashar Al-Assad gave a Thursday speech on Syria TV about the repercussions of the earthquake that struck the country. Following is the full text of the speech, as published by SANA.
The February 6th earthquake exacerbated existing shortages in the country.
Julani refused to admit any aid across the frontlines from Damascus to Idleb, according to Athr Press.
Last Tuesday, a Saudi plane landed at Aleppo International Airport for the first time since 2011, according to Athr Press.
After the earthquake, Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi arrived to Syria on Wednesday in the first such visit since the Syrian conflict.
The Prime Minister provided a detailed presentation on the aftermath of the earthquake disaster and the government’s response, according to Shaam Network.
Netanyahu seeks to make it clear to the Iranian regime that air strikes will continue in Syria, according to Orient Net.
Once thriving neighbourhoods are now destroyed and unlivable.
Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake.
