Bombardment of Aleppo Hospitals Leaves Civilians without Medical Care

(Washington, DC) – In recent days, eastern Aleppo has come under the most intense bombardment of the Syrian conflict. Escalated airstrikes by Russian and regime forces have reportedly killed over 100 civilians on the ground and destroyed critical remaining infrastructure in besieged, battle-scarred neighborhoods. All the hospitals in eastern Aleppo are now destroyed, leaving over 250,000 civilians without access to medical care.

Syrian Humanitarian Groups Applaud House Passage of Sanctions Bill

Aleppo Campaign Escalates, Five Hospitals Attacked in Eastern Aleppo

(Washington, DC) – The American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS), a group of 13 American humanitarian organizations that aid over 5.7 million Syrians in the country and worldwide, expressed serious concern about the possibility of a full-scale military offensive against eastern Aleppo in the coming days. ARCS spokesperson, Lena Arkawi, issued the following statement:

(Washington, DC) - Fourteen school children and a teacher are among the dead in the Haas village, in Idlib, Syria. The school complex was targeted by airstrikes at around 11:30 local time (08:30 GMT). The American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS), a group of 13 American humanitarian organizations that aid over 5.7 million Syrians in the country and worldwide, expresses outrage over these attacks.

Your Excellency António Guterres,

On behalf of a coalition of 13 humanitarian and development Syrian American organizations, we congratulate you on your recent appointment as the next United Nations Secretary General. We, as the American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS), supporting over 5.7 million Syrians worldwide, consider this announcement a victory not just for you and the UN, but for Syrians everywhere.

Aleppo’s Humanitarian Disaster Demands Leadership and Action

Washington, D.C. – Humanitarian efforts to save lives in Aleppo need far more than a tiny eight-hour gap in bombing raids.