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Residents who say they have received permission from the Syrian government to leave the besieged town, depart after an aid convoy entered Madaya, Syria, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Medical Support Needed in Madaya, WHO Reports

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The World Health Organization has requested the Syrian government to grant it permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the besieged town of Madaya to assess the degree of malnutrition and evacuate severe cases, its representative said on Tuesday. After...

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Masked Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah on April 26, 2013.
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Humanitarian crisis grips ISIS-held Anbar territory: medical sources

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Dec 31, 2014 | Middle East

Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Anbar residents trapped in territory under the control of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters are facing an escalating medical and humanitarian crisis due to a shortage of medicine and medical assistance and persistent power and...

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Civilians receive free food for their first iftar, or breaking fast, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Raqqa province, eastern Syria July 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Nour Fourat.)

Opinion: Syria is dying

by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 15, 2013 | Opinion

The awful humanitarian crisis gripping all Syrian villages and cities has been overshadowed by the political and military aspects of the Syrian revolution that, for more than two years, has killed over 100,000 people. All attention has been given to conferences,...