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Syria's White Helmets rescuers urge international quake help

Beirut (AFP) - The White Helmets leading efforts to rescue people buried under rubble in rebel-held areas of earthquake-hit Syria appealed Wednesday for international help in their "race against time".

AFP

Hope fades for survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 20,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 on Thursday.

Reuters

Earthquake death toll in Syria surpasses 2,500

The death toll in Syria from a devastating earthquake has surpassed 2,500, according to Syrian state media and a rescue service operating in the insurgent-held northwest.

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Dramatic video captures moment entire family were pulled from rubble after Syria earthquake

Video showed the joy and jubilation of rescuers after an entire family was retrieved from the wreckage near the rebel-held city of Idlib

The Independent UK

As aid pours into Turkey, Syria, rescuers race to find earthquake survivors

Monday’s magnitude 7.8 quake and a cascade of strong aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of miles across southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, toppling thousands of buildings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Aid workers say getting aid into Syria after this week’s devastating earthquake has been hampered by the country’s deep fragmentation from years of war

The Independent UK

Crews race to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll now exceeds 6,000

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 6,000.

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Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

Los Angeles Times

A newborn was found alive in the rubble after the earthquake in Syria

Residents digging through a collapsed building discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble. The mother and other family members died.

WEKU

Syria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble

Jindayris (Syria) (AFP) - Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday's massive quake, a relative said.

AFP

Syria longs for international aid amid earthquake devastation

The flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.

Al Jazeera

Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 7,800 as rescue efforts falter

Aftershocks and freezing weather hamper efforts of rescue teams searching for survivors after 7.8-magnitude quake

The Guardian - UK

Northern Syria has endured years of war. Now, an earthquake has added to the despair

Since the civil war began in 2011, Syria's northern region has been beset by crisis after crisis. Monday's devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake was "the last thing people need," one aid worker said.

WEKU

Thousands dead after powerful quakes devastate Turkey and Syria

Death toll rises as major temblors rocked Turkey and Syria while rescuers frantically search for survivors in the cold.

Al Jazeera

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France 24

'There's no one to help us': Syria's rebel-controlled zones in ruins after devastating earthquake

Entire neighbourhoods and villages in northwestern Syria were destroyed after a violent earthquake the morning of February 6 hit Turkey near the border. In between internet outages, several of our Observers in opposition-controlled areas of Syria told us of the heartbreaking scenes as rescue workers struggle to keep up.

AFP

More than 800 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake

Beirut (AFP) - At least 810 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and rescuers said.

AFP

At least 592 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake

Beirut (AFP) - At least 592 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey before dawn on Monday, state media and rescuers said.

Reuters

Earthquake piles misery on war-ravaged Syrians in wintry north

Wailing children, flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies - a devastating earthquake on Monday looked painfully familiar for Syrian families and rescuers worn down by nearly 12 years of bombardment and displacement.

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AFP

At least 473 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake

Beirut (AFP) - At least 473 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and a medical source said.

AFP

At least 386 dead in Syria after Turkey earthquake

Beirut (AFP) - At least 386 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey, state media and a medical source said.

Irish Mirror

Turkey earthquake: More than 600 killed as powerful quake hits Turkey and Syria

Buildings were devastated in the Turkish city of Adana, with the death toll expected to rise

The National (Scotland)

More than 1300 dead after powerful earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria

More than 600 people have been killed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria.

Reuters

In Syria, earthquake kills more than 100, injures hundreds

A major earthquake killed dozens and injured hundreds Syria early on Monday, a senior health official said, as homes and historic buildings in north and west came crashing down.

France 24

Is Ukraine really developing a dirty bomb? Be careful of Russian claims

Ukraine is apparently in the process of developing a so-called dirty bomb – a bomb containing radioactive elements – or, at least, that’s the narrative that Moscow has been peddling since October 23, 2022. The Russian Ministry of Defence posted these claims to Telegram and Twitter, along with illustrated documents…

Asharq Al-Awsat

HTS Takes Over Afrin in Syria’s Northern Aleppo

Violent confrontations and bloody clashes continued on Thursday for the fourth day in a row between the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army factions and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which allied with the Hamza Division and Sultan Suleiman Shah Division and took control of Afrin city and a number of surrounding villages…

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