IDLIB, 24 Dec. 2019– Since 16th Dec, tens of thousands of civilians have fled from Ma’arrat An-Nu’man area in southern Idlib governorate, moving further north due to renewed intensive aerial bombardment.

Thousands of others, who are among the most vulnerable, are reportedly waiting for the bombardment to ease and find transportation to flee from the area.

Greater Idlib region (including western rural Aleppo) is home to an estimated 3.2 million people, more than half of whom are internally displaced and living in camps near the Turkish border.

Volatile security situating along the access routes north and the shortage of fuel in Idlib area are limiting the movement of civilians fleeing the hostilities. A smaller number of civilians are reportedly heading to areas in northern Aleppo governorate.

Many of those who fled are in urgent need of humanitarian support, particularly shelter, food, health, non-food items and winterization assistance.

MANILA, 16 Dec. 2019– A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit the Southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

Five people were killed including a child while dozens are injured and damaging building in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October-November 2019.

Islamic Relief team on the ground is completely safe and coordinating with other government and other peer agencies to assess the damage.

Albania, 27 Nov. 2019– Albania struck by a strong earthquake on Tuesday causing the building to collapse, with some residents trapped under the rubble and causing panic among residents.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake caused at least 360 people were injured in the collision while also affected houses.

According to the Ministry of Defense and the National Directory of Emergencies, at least 20 people were killed, and the number of buildings collapsed has yet to be determined.

Islamic Relief Albania is currently monitoring the situation to identify the intervention needed.

Syria, 29 Oct. 2019– A total of 1,200 people was crossed the Iraqi border last 23 October, resulting in an increase of 8,430 people in the last 10 days.

The need for shelter, food, water and healthcare was reported to increase among travel groups.

Due to the high cost factor to cross the border some refugees are reported to remain in official camps where critical humanitarian assistance is needed.

The refugees were transported to Bardarash camp by bus. At the moment, the number of refugees in the camp reached 1,662 families, while the camp had a capacity of 3,000 families and was expected to increase.

Islamic Relief in Iraq is ready to help in the provision of hygiene kits and food packages to refugees there.

BEIRUT, 23 Oct. 2019– Since military operations in northeast Syria began, around 160,000 civilians have been displaced.

On October 13, about 5,000 people were reported to move from the city of Ein Issa to the Ar-Raqqa area. Several hundred families were also reported to have left Menbij, Aleppo Governorate due to the hostilities.

Refugees began entering Iraq on October 13 via Duhuk, and according to the Joint Crisis Coordination Center (JCC) that number will increase from 30,000 to 250,000, refugees said.

UNHCR Iraq initially estimated around 50,000 people could across into Iraq. The main assistants needed for this camp are children’s diapers and milk powder, hygiene kits, meat and NFI (non-food items).

Islamic Relief in Iraq has visited Bardarash camp in Dhouk where about 4000 individuals have been deployed there and they currently monitoring the needs of the camp.

Yemen, 18 Oct. 2019– Yemen is currently experiencing a fuel crisis and has led to rising food prices and a growing health crisis.

Delivery of food and medical supplies took longer, while hospital and water filtration systems need fuel to operate.

Islamic Relief Yemen reported that the operation was going well but if the situation persists, it could have a significant impact on their program, and they will continue to monitor the situation there.