At the same time, access for humanitarians is becoming increasingly difficult”, warns Mathias Mogge, General Secretary of Welthungerhilfe.Non-governmental organisations like Welthungerhilfe, that are operating independently of political influence, do have access to the most affected people and are able to provide fast and targeted support.

“Over recent weeks, we have supported 170,000 people in the province of Idlib with food and heating fuel, but this is not nearly enough.
An agreement at European level is now also needed, even if only a few countries would be willing to accept refugees. We also fear an outbreak of the corona virus, which would have disastrous consequences there.
A total of 103 civilians were said to have been killed, with 51 of them dying as a result of air strikes and shellings.On 13 April, Turkish riot police dispersed dozens of Syrians participating in a sit-in on the M4 highway in the northwest linking the key cities of In April 2020, it was reported that the Crown Prince of 30.01.2020 | Press Release Syria: The Supply Conditions Are Worsening. Children are suffering in the latest escalation in the nine-year Syrian civil war as civilians face a bleak choice — leave for a life of misery in overcrowded makeshift camps or die. Syria’s worst humanitarian catastrophe in its 9-year civil war is now unfolding Bashar al-Assad is trying to reclaim Idlib, the last rebel stronghold. On 18 January, 2020, U.S. troops blocked a Russian convoy from entering Rmelan, where the U.S. is protecting oil fields under SDF On 12 February, government supporters blocked and pelted a US military convoy passing through Qamishli town in northeastern Syria, which led to a clash with US troops, killing one civilian and injuring another. There is no certainty as to whether the civilian that got killed was armed or not, a monitoring group stated.On 16 February, at least 55 vehicles of the US military convoy had been spotted entering Al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria from Iraq, according to pro-Damascus sources.After the attack in northwest Idlib three days ago, which caused the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers, Turkey declared on 1 March, that it was starting a major counteroffensive against Bashar al-Assad’s government.On 5 March, a meeting was held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after which both parties agreed to a military ceasefire in Idlib province of northwestern Syria. Syria war: Government will pay 'heavy price' for attacking Turkish troops 11 February 2020 Syria war: Forgotten amid the bombs: Idlib's ancient, ruined riches Please read our Syria marks a grim milestone this weekend as the tenth year of war begins, prompting the UN Special Envoy to take stock of the incomprehensible scale of suffering there, noting that with nearly a million newly displaced in Idlib, “the tragedy is deepening”. The International Committee of the Red Cross also called for a ceasefire, as they cannot simultaneously deal with the virus outbreak and cater for the displaced people of Syria, the ICRC regional director added.On 31 March, the Shayrat Airbase in Syria came under an Israeli missile attack, during a meeting between high ranking officers of Syria and Iran. There we are witnessing the worst refugee crisis since the outbreak of war. Due to the inadequate hygiene conditions, there is a danger that diseases like cholera will spread quickly. A war monitor and government media added that the Syrian army went into the city under the protection of heavy air strikes. Welthungerhilfe on the 9th Anniversary of the Civil War in Syria.“People who have fled because of war, poverty or persecution are effectively being held hostage and used as a political football.

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The number of people who can no longer feed themselves has risen to nearly eight million over recent weeks.

No casualties were reported in the attack, as the Syrian air defenses were able to successfully intercept the Israeli missiles.On 1 April, as the Syrian war enters its tenth year, the death toll recorded in March is reportedly the lowest, as there is a fall in the number of civilian casualties, according to the Observatory human rights group in Syria.