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[arabi-souri-blog]

Israel Bombs in Homs Province, the Second Aggression in 48 Hours

Israel carries out a second bombing against Syria during Islam's most important Eid Adha holidays with the complete cover of Biden's junta.

Israel Bombs in Homs Province, the Second Aggression in 48 Hours: https://syrianews.cc/israel-bombs-in-homs-province-the-second-aggression-in-48-hours/ #Syria #News #Homs #Qusayr #SAA #Lebanon #Beirut #Terrorism #USA #Israel #Bombing #Aggression #RegimeChange #Lebanon #Beirut 

[freesyria]

Hiding in Plain Sight

A Syrian boy in need of a haircut goes to the barbershop. Moments later, his world is changed forever.

Today I met an 11-year-old whose beautiful face won’t leave my thoughts. He wore a hat and kept looking down at his feet. I tried several times to catch his attention, but each time he looked away.

I noticed a small cloth was draped under his hat so that it covered much of his face. I hadn’t seen that before. He was with his mother and four siblings who talked and laughed as they waited to get their vaccines. He sat quietly to one side.

I approached his mother to find out which part of Syria they were from. Qusayr, she said, a city that had recently come under a fierce assault. I had many questions, and she told me of her family’s ordeal – of the pain and loss and heartbreak. She told me how the children had lost their father a year ago while he was out looking for food. And how their house had been bombed, severely injuring one of the brothers.

As we spoke, I could see the quiet one peeking at me from under his hat. Still curious, I asked him what his name was. I expected him to ignore me again, but this time he replied. Breakthrough. He was responding. I was intrigued by this little boy – I’ll call him Bilal – and I wanted to know his story. Then his mother told me.

Bilal had gone to the barbershop for a haircut. Without warning, an explosion tore through the neighborhood, shattering the shop windows. Flying glass struck Bilal in the face, instantly blinding his left eye.

He wears a hat these days to avoid drawing attention to his injury. His mother told me he has lost all his confidence. He is too embarrassed to face people because he worries that they will think he looks weird and laugh at him.

Tears began streaming down my face. This boy is only 11, I thought. He shouldn’t have to go through this. His life is only just beginning. This is so unfair.

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[vocativ]

Dr. Kasim: A Syrian Surgeon With a Dangerous Mandate --> http://voc.tv/18nSPqI

In May 2013 the Syrian town of Qusayr was at the center of a strategic struggle for power between the Assad regime, supported by Hezbollah, and the rebel forces. As the battle intensified, medical help was badly needed, not only for the fighters, but also for civilians caught in the crossfire. There to treat the wounded was Kasim Al-Zein, a Syrian-born doctor. Once government forces gained control of Qusayr, Dr. Kasim could no longer safely operate in Syria. His practice was moved over the border into the Lebanese town of Arsal.

As the war in Syria rages on, refugees are continuing to pour over the Lebanese border into Arsal. For those who are injured, Dr. Kasim and his staff are dedicated to treating whoever walks through the hospital doors.

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[unicefmena]

Update from Syria: UNICEF essential work continues

In the past two weeks, a large amount of UNICEF supplies have made it to Aleppo. This includes 1 freezer room and 2 cold rooms to store vaccines, plus schools supplies for almost 70,000 students, and thousands of hygiene and recreation kits.

In Homs, around a thousand families displaced from Qusayr are still sheltering in schools, unfinished buildings and tents in the village of Hasiaa, where UNICEF continues to provide water, nutrition and hygiene supplies, and rehabilitate sanitation facilities. 

In Qusayr last week, despite heavy fighting, UNICEF was able to replace a broken generator at a water pumping station serving 65 towns and villages, or 1.3 million people in the vicinity.

An area of major concern is eastern rural Damascus, where several locations are increasingly difficult to reach with assistance. Two days ago, the UN Country Team in Syria issued a statement calling for urgent access to around 1.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Rural Damascus. The statement noted that despite three official requests, UN-led convoys heading to Muadhamiya, where around 5,000 families have been stranded for months due to ongoing hostilities, have been rescheduled seven times since March.

An urgent priority, given the summer heat and damage to water and sanitation networks, is to prevent disease outbreaks. This month, UNICEF is distributing soap to 10 million people across the country. Over 600,000 households in areas where the safety of drinking water is questionable will receive chlorination tablets. Supplies for personal hygiene and garbage disposal will reach 2 million people.

Together with Ministry of Health workers and SARC volunteers, we have so far reached over 1 million children with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and over 700,000 with polio immunization, many of these children in zones of active conflict. UNICEF continues to distribute safe water to displaced families living in shelters, and is working provide water treatment units, generators and large storage the tanks to hard hit communities. Finally – to quickly provide lifesaving treatment in the event of an outbreak, UNICEF is prepositioning oral rehydration salts and diarrhoea kits across the country. UNICEF reiterates its call on all parties to provide safe access to populations in need, and reminds them of their legal obligation to protect children from all forms of violence.

Photo caption: A boy plays in a shelter for displaced persons in Homs.

Credit: ©UNICEF/Syria-2013/Alma Hassoun

[presstvchannel]

‘Last militant bastion near Qusayr taken’

Syrian army has retaken control of the last militant bastion near the strategic town of Qusayr, which borders Lebanon, Press TV reports.

Government forces restored security in the village of Eastern Bweida on Saturday. On Friday, Syrian troops managed to retake control of several villages near Qusayr in Homs province. According to Syrian sources, the army pushed foreign-backed militants out of the central villages of Salhiyeh and Masoudiyeh, just north of Qusayr. Scores of militants are reported to have been killed in the clashes. The latest series of military successes come a day after government forces recaptured the nearby village of al-Daba’a and retook control of a border crossing in the Golan Heights. Syrian troops established control over the key city of al-Qusayr on Wednesday following weeks of heavy clashes with militants. Al-Qusayr, which lies 10km from the Lebanese border, was a major supply route for militants fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Army is now in control of most of the towns and villages near the border with Lebanon. There have been reports of heavy clashes between government forces and militants in Aleppo, Lattakia, Idlib, Deir Ezzor and several Damascus suburbs. According to Syria's official news agency SANA, Saudi and Yemeni nationals were among those killed in Lattakia clashes. Syria has been gripped by a deadly unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of government forces, have been killed in the violence. Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.