With the fourth caravan of aid to the province of As -Suwayda, loaded with thousands of liters of fuel and food and health baskets, the controversy between the people and the official authorities continues on the issue of imposing a siege on the region between confirmation and denying and scrutiny stating that the aid is entering at a semi -regular pace, but it remains less than the need for the population.
The endosperm, which witnessed bloody events in the middle of this month, suffers from difficult humanitarian conditions, and accompanies the exacerbation of the conditions in the governorate with incitement and counter -incitement campaigns, on social media did not exclude the humanitarian situation of civilians, at a time when the neighboring Daraa Governorate is still witnessing the influx of displaced people from the tribes, whose number, according to statements to the governor of Daraa Anwar Taha Al -Zoubi on the 25th of this month, is 5 thousand and 600 families Distributed to 61 shelters.
Life supply
The As -Suwayda Governorate announced in its channel on the “Telegram” platform that the fourth humanitarian aid convoy entered through the corridor of the city of Busra al -Sham in Daraa countryside, in cooperation between the Syrian government, international organizations and the local community, while the official “SANA” agency clarified that the convoy was equipped with joint efforts between the Syrian government, international organizations and the local community.
In a statement to Asharq Al -Awsat, Mohamed Saeed, the field coordinator in the communication and media unit in the “Syrian Arab Red Crescent”, which is the supervising authority of the distribution, said that “based on the mandate granted to the (Red Crescent) organization in alleviating the suffering of the affected societies, and as an effective part in the operating room, the organization continues its efforts in coordination with government institutions to ensure the delivery of support to the endosperm according to the available capabilities, and that is. After a careful field evaluation of the needs through its teams spread on the ground and in cooperation with the local community.
Saeed explained that today’s caravan includes “40 tons of flour, medicines, medical equipment, and 27 thousand liters of fuel to continue operating ovens, hospitals, water pumping stations and wells.”
Saeed explained that the distribution of aid is carried out through the “Red Crescent” teams deployed in the field, and in the direct partnership with local communities to ensure the aid reaching those who are entitled to efficiently and effectively.
He said: «In front of the great human suffering, the need for everyone to join, from humanitarian organizations, government agencies and local societies, is highlighted to reduce the intensity of the situation, and to ensure an effective and comprehensive response.
In a post on its channel on “Telegram”, the Red Crescent Organization said: “From Damascus, through the eyes of the Levant, the supply of life continues to As -Suwayda, with the run of the fourth humanitarian convoy.”
Meanwhile, the head of the local council of the city of Busra Al -Sham, Abdullah Al -Miqdad, denied the existence of a siege on the endosperm, confirming, according to the Syrian “Al -Ikhbariya” channel, that the humanitarian corridor is open around the clock to enter and exit humanitarian caravans, after the Syrian Minister of Information, Hamza Al -Mustafa, condemned Monday in a publication on the “X” platform what he described as “the exploitation of the suffering of civilians and hate speech” Citizens’ needs for any political employment.
Popular protests
On the other hand, according to the site “As -Suwayda 24”, thousands of residents in the province went out on Monday to the public squares and streets in sit -ins and demonstrations that are the first of its kind after the recent events.
The demonstrations included the cities of As -Suwayda, Sakhda and Shahba, and many towns and villages, and participated in them, according to the site, women, elders, children and men, who demanded that the siege be lifted from the province. “
Lawyer and human rights activist Othman Al -Issami Ibn Al -Suwaida and the resident of it, in a statement to Asharq Al -Awsat, indicated, “What the governorate has been subjected to recently and what has been attached to its residents, homes, markets, ruin in infrastructure, the National Hospital, and the killing of about 1500 people, and the displacement of about 200 thousand outside their homes and villages in addition to the economic blockade.”
Emergency numbers
On Tuesday, the Syrian Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Department published a statistic of the work of the Syrian civil defense teams that respond to the humanitarian conditions and support the affected people in the As -Suwayda Governorate, from the date of 14 to 28 July (July).
The statistic included the evacuation of 1,600 families, the ambulance of 561 injured, and the transfer of 100 victims, with the participation of trained teams and the participation of various mechanisms, including ambulances, evacuation and engineering mechanisms to open roads.
In addition, the “SANA” agency reported that buses for the “Syrian Arab Red Crescent” went from Daraa Governorate to the endosperm to evacuate a number of civilians, including injured, while the “Al -Ikhbaria” channel pointed out that the people of the “Daraa Al -Balad” area confirmed in a mass pause in the Al -Omari Mosque Square their support for the state and its institutions and their standing behind the army in facing challenges and denouncing the Israeli aggression.
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