This is an entry from: Turkey-Syria earthquake: As it happened
Opinion: Are Syrians being overlooked?
8 February 2023 12:20 GMT
Turkey’s rescue efforts after the quake have been boosted by international aid.
But in northwest Syria the situation is more complicated, Syrian doctor and health expert Abdulkarim Ekzayez writes in a column for Middle East Eye.
“This is due to the protracted nature of the conflict, the governance vacuum in opposition-controlled areas, and the politicisation and manipulation of humanitarian assistance by the Syrian government in areas it controls,” Ekzayez argues.
“Their suffering might be overlooked due to the chronicity of the conflict and the vast scale of the earthquake in southern Turkey.”
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Are Syrian victims being overlooked?
