(2023-02-13). China sends another aid shipment to Syria. ecns.cn The second batch of humanitarian aid sent by the Red Cross Society of China to earthquake-stricken regions in Syria departed from Beijing in the early hours of Monday.
(2023-02-13). WHO chief visits quake-hit northern Syria with aid. ecns.cn WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the quake-hit Aleppo city in northern Syria on Saturday, raising hope for more emergency aid to reach Syria in the coming days.
(2023-02-13). Lessons in solidarity from the Turkey and Syria earthquake disasters. greenleft.org.au The terrible earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria should make us ponder the meaning of community and nation as well as security and sovereignty, writes Stuart Rees.
(2023-02-13). Hold those responsible for the earthquake disaster to account! Oppose the anti-Syrian campaign and police crackdown in Turkey! wsws.org As the earthquake disaster, whose devastating consequences could have been prevented, causes tens of thousands of deaths, a campaign is unfolding in Turkey to hide the real culprits and deflect growing public anger.
(2023-02-13). Letter from a Maximus call center worker: "Maximus should be under criminal investigation" wsws.org "I think there is a connection between the exploitation that all of us at Maximus are suffering and the failure of entire social services system in the US, which has been purposefully underfunded for years, yet there is always money for illegal wars in place like Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq."
(2023-02-13). As death toll rises past 35,000, earthquake in Turkey and Syria now one of the greatest disasters in the 21st century. wsws.org The catastrophe in Turkey and Syria implicates the regional governments but, above all, the US and other imperialist powers, which have devastated the entire region in pursuit of global domination.
(2023-02-13). After the earthquake: End the U.S. war on Syria once and for all. fightbacknews.org Adapted from a presentation given at a Solidarity Committee of the Americas event in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 11. | I'm not a scholarly expert; I'm a maintenance worker in Minneapolis who volunteers with a local activist group called the Anti-War Committee. In May of 2021, I traveled with a peace delegation to Syria. The delegation spent one week in the country, in and around the capital Damascus, to witness elections that were taking place, and to investigate conditions on the ground with the hope of building solidarity and raising awareness about the effects that U.S. foreign policy has on life in Syr…
(2023-02-12). In Douma Cover-Up, OPCW's New Smoking Gun Backfires. popularresistance.org In the latest chapter of an international cover-up scandal, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has directly accused Syria of committing a deadly chemical attack in the town of Douma. A new report from the chemical watchdog's Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) alleges that Syrian forces dropped two chlorine gas cylinders and killed 43 civilians on April 7, 2018. | The report received an immediate and from the US Department of State, the British Foreign Office and French Foreign Ministry — the diplomatic branches of the countries that rushed to bomb Syria in response to t…
(2023-02-12). Stop Sanctions On Syria Immediately. indybay.org Thousands of Syrians under rubble due to multiple incredible earthquakes. They could not be extracted due to American blockade on Syria. U.S government causes KILLING Syrian people under rubble and DESTROYING lives of survivals.
(2023-02-13). After the earthquake: End the U.S. war on Syria once and for all. fightbacknews.org Adapted from a presentation given at a Solidarity Committee of the Americas event in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 11. | I'm not a scholarly expert; I'm a maintenance worker in Minneapolis who volunteers with a local activist group called the Anti-War Committee. In May of 2021, I traveled with a peace delegation to Syria. The delegation spent one week in the country, in and around the capital Damascus, to witness elections that were taking place, and to investigate conditions on the ground with the hope of building solidarity and raising awareness about the effects that U.S. foreign policy has on life in Syr…
(2023-02-12). In Douma Cover-Up, OPCW's New Smoking Gun Backfires. popularresistance.org In the latest chapter of an international cover-up scandal, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has directly accused Syria of committing a deadly chemical attack in the town of Douma. A new report from the chemical watchdog's Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) alleges that Syrian forces dropped two chlorine gas cylinders and killed 43 civilians on April 7, 2018. | The report received an immediate and from the US Department of State, the British Foreign Office and French Foreign Ministry — the diplomatic branches of the countries that rushed to bomb Syria in response to t…
(2023-02-12). Stop Sanctions On Syria Immediately. indybay.org Thousands of Syrians under rubble due to multiple incredible earthquakes. They could not be extracted due to American blockade on Syria. U.S government causes KILLING Syrian people under rubble and DESTROYING lives of survivals.
(2023-02-12). Military Situation In Syria On February 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-02-12). Casualties Reported After Turkish Drone Strike On Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
A Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. Source: Baykar. | On February 12, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle near the northern Syrian town of Kobane, a stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The vehicle, a mini truck, was reportedly passing on a road leading to the village of Mnaz, a few kilometers to the west of Kobane, when it was struck. | The SDF-linked Hawar News Agency shared footage showing the aftermath of the strike which knocked the vehicle to the side of the road. From its side, the…
(2023-02-12). ISIS Terrorists Attack Truffle Hunters In Central Syria, Kill Or Wound 14. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Late on February 11, ISIS cells attacked a group of civilians who were reportedly hunting for truffles in Syria's central region. | The group was collecting truffles some 70 kilometers to the south of the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern Homs countryside when they were attacked by the terrorists. The Syrian Arab News Agency reported that four, including a woman, were killed and at least ten others were wounded in the attack. | According to the state-run agency, the death tol…
(2023-02-12). UAE Foreign Minister Visits Quake-Hit Syria, Meets With President Assad. southfront.org 
Syria's President Assad during the meeting with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On February 12, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan visited Syria and met with President Bashar al-Assad to discuss rescue and aid work after the recent devastating earthquake. | The earthquake, which took place on February 6, affected central and southern Turkey as well as northern and western Syria, claimi…
(2023-02-12). UN Confirms Al-Qaeda's HTS Is Blocking Earthquake Aid To Northwestern Syria. southfront.org 
(2023-02-12). US Eases Some Sanctions on Syria for 180 Days After Earthquake. news.antiwar.com The US has issued a 180-day exemption for its sanctions on Syria that applies to "all transactions related to earthquake relief efforts," according to the US Treasury Department. The exemption was announced on Thursday night and came days after a devastating earthquake hit northern Syria and Turkey. As of Sunday, over 33,000 people have been …
(2023-02-12). Aid consignment from China's Red Cross arrives in Syria. ecns.cn The first consignment of humanitarian aid sent by the Red Cross Society of China to earthquake-stricken regions in Syria arrived in its capital, Damascus, early on Friday morning.
(2023-02-12). Earthquake Leaves Millions Homeless and Without Water and Electricity in Turkish, Syrian Harsh Winter, Many Facing Death. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Consent Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad reports that on top of the now nearly 30,000 known deaths in Turkey and Syria, millions people are estimated to have been made homeless. Not only are they without shelter, they now lack water and electricity, and often even food and the World Health Organization …
(2023-02-12). Getting earthquake aid to northern Syria. america.cgtn.com The Syrian Arab Red Crescent, an independent humanitarian organization, is working around the clock to coordinate aid from around the world to quake-hit areas in northern Syria. It's been an especially difficult week for many in the country which has endured many challenges after …
(2023-02-12). How Mexico City learned prevention after the 1985 earthquake. uwidata.com By Rodrigo Guillot, Mexico City (with the people of Türkiye and Syria in my heart) Mexico City remembers in its history two traumatic moments due to earthquakes: both happened on September 19, in 1985 and then in 2017. In 1985, an 8.1 earthquake took the Mexican capital by surprise, devastating the entire city, and taking …
(2023-02-13). Zionists out of the University! Demonstrators in Madrid confront Israeli ambassador, armed security, official complicity and police repression. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 8 February, students and activists for justice in Palestine gathered at the Complutense University of Madrid to protest the appearance of the Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon, at an event organized to "commemorate" the notorious Oslo Accords aiming toward the liquidation of the Palestinian cause. Student organizations and activists for justice in …
(2023-02-12). Spain: Riot Police and Unidentified Gunman Attack Palestine Solidarity Activists Protesting Israeli Ambassador's Presence in Complutense University. orinocotribune.com 
On Wednesday, February 8, Palestine solidarity activists and students at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain protested against Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon's presence on campus. Radian-Gordon was participating in "The Oslo Accords: A Commemoration," a conference organized by the Department of General Linguistics, Arabic, Hebrew, Basque, and East Asian Studies of the Faculty of Philology of UCM, held to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the Oslo Accords that advocate a "two-state solution" for the occupied Palestinian territories. | The visit of the representative of the Sta…
