The Civil Defense declares northwestern Syria a disaster area after recording deaths in the earthquake
ARK News… The Syrian opposition-controlled areas in northwestern Syria recorded dozens of deaths and hundreds of injured, as a result of the earthquake that struck the regions of northern Syria and southern Turkey, while the "Syrian Civil Defense Teams" (the White Helmets) are still working in all cities and towns of the opposition-controlled areas to extract those stranded from their homes. Under the rubble.
According to the sources, the number of deaths in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo governorates in northwestern Syria has reached more than 75, in addition to the injury of more than 300 people as a result of the cracks of dozens of residential buildings due to the earthquake that hit the regions of northern Syria and southern Turkey with a magnitude of 7.6.
In turn, the "White Helmets" announced that northwestern Syria is an earthquake-stricken area, stating in a statement today, Monday, that "following the earthquake in northern Syria and in implementation of the emergency and response mechanism of the Syrian Civil Defense, and as a result of the catastrophic situation of building collapse and sharp cracks." And hundreds of injuries, stranded people, and dozens of deaths, due to the lack of capabilities and services, the lack of shelters and safe gathering points, the stormy and snowy weather conditions, and the low temperatures.
The White Helmets called on all local authorities and civil forces to mobilize their cadres, and we recommend that all humanitarian, health, and relief organizations operating in Syria share work according to the system of parity and their geographical distribution in order to cover the necessary needs of all as possible. We call on all international humanitarian organizations to intervene quickly to provide relief to the afflicted and meet their needs.
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book signing Syrian Kurdistan Writers Union, the book of the artist Muhammad Sheikho, Hasakah, Syrian Kurdistan
ARK News... The Kurdistan Writers Union of Syria (Hasakah branch) held a signing ceremony for the book (Artist Muhammad Sheikho) by writers Mashaal Osman and Ibrahim Abdi in the” Cigerxwin” Hall of the Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party in the city of Hasakah, Syrian Kurdistan.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the head of the Hasakah branch, the poet Saif al-Din Qadri, welcomed the attendees, then the writer Younis Hami gave the union speech, referring to attempts to obliterate the Kurdish identity and fight for the Kurdish language, and the role of books in enriching the Kurdish library.
The ceremony was attended by a number of intellectuals, writers, politicians, and those interested in culture. In addition to the participation of a group of artists (Farhan Bavê Media, Ma’sum Shikaki, Abd al-Salam Kanjo, Muhammad Osi, Mahmoud Hassan, Farouk Youssef, and the talented child Saeed Gabari, according to the Syrian Kurdistan Writers Union.
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Details and statistics of the earthquake that struck Syrian Kurdistan and Syria
ARK News... A devastating earthquake at dawn on Monday, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, struck areas in Turkey, northern Syria, and Syrian Kurdistan, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries, in addition to the collapse of buildings.
In Syrian Kurdistan, the earthquake was concentrated in the Afrin region, and the preliminary outcome indicates the death of 51 people and dozens of wounded, in addition to the damage to dozens of buildings.
In the city of Kobani, it led to 3 injuries and the collapse and damage of a number of houses, according to local sources from the city.
The people of the Jazira region in Syrian Kurdistan also felt the tremor, without any news of human or material losses.
The Ministry of Health of the Syrian regime announced that the death toll from the earthquake had risen to 237 deaths and 639 injuries, mostly in Latakia, Aleppo, Hama, and Tartous.
Later, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 390 citizens had died, including 240 in regime-held areas in the governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, and Tartous, in addition to hundreds of injured people. In northwestern Syria, 150 people died in Idlib governorate and Aleppo countryside, and the death toll is likely to rise due to the presence of hundreds of families under the rubble.
The Syrian Civil Defense (the White Helmets) announced that northwestern Syria is a region completely affected by the earthquake, calling on all local authorities and civil forces to mobilize their cadres in the face of this catastrophic disaster and to take emergency measures to prevent the situation from worsening.
According to the sources, there are hundreds of families under the rubble of destroyed buildings in the towns and cities of northwest Syria. As the scale of the disaster exceeds the capabilities available in the region.
Turkish Vice President Fouad Oktay revealed the latest statistics for the victims of the earthquakes that struck Turkish provinces at dawn, on Monday, noting that 284 people died, 2323 were injured, and 1710 buildings collapsed.
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عدنان بوزان يتحدث عن أضرار #الزلزال في #كوباني
مصطفى شيخو: مئات الضحايا بين متوف ومصاب حتى الآن في عفرين
تجمع المجتمع المدني في عفرين يناشد لمساعدة مدينة عفرين المنكوبة جراء الزلزال
آرك نيوز... أصدر تجمع المجتمع المدني في عفرين, اليوم 6 شباط 2023, مناشدة لمساعدة مدينة عفرين بكوردستان سوريا التي تعرضت لكارثة زلزال, فيما يلي نص المناشدة:
نداء إستغاثة إلى الأمم المتحدة
إلى المنظمات المعنية لنجدة الكوارث في العالم
إلى كل الحكومات التي تعتبر الإنسان أغلى قيمة وجودية
إلى كل قوى الخير في العالم
نناشدكم لمساعدة منطقة عفرين في سوريا التي تعرضت لكارثة زلزال بلغت شدته 7,8 على مقياس ريختر صباح اليوم والذي تعرضت له عموم منطقة شمال غرب سوريا ومناطق من تركيا.
هذه المنطقة كارثتها مضاعفة لأنها بعيدة عن وصول أي سلطات إليها وكل المناطق الأخرى تجد من يهتم، وهذه المنطقة فقط جهود أبناءها والنازحين اليها بأيادهم العارية يعملون لإزالة الأنقاض وإنقاذ الأحياء وسحب الجثث.
نناشد كل من يستطيع تقديم المعونه بكل أشكالها في حالات الكوارث، للوصول الى منطقة عفرين.
نناشد وسائل الأعلام تغطية الوضع في منطقة عفرين.
تجمع المجتمع المدني في عفرين
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شيرزان علو: الأوضاع في #كوردستان_تركيا و #تركيا كارثية بسبب #الزلزال
فؤاد عليكو: #تركيا تهدف إلى عمل دعاية انتخابية من خلال تقاربها مع #النظام_السوري
المجلس الوطني الكوردي يناشد لمساعدة المناطق المنكوبة جراء الزلزال
آرك نيوز... أصدر المجلس الوطني الكوردي في سوريا, اليوم الاثنين 6 شباط 2023, بياناً ناشد فيه المجتمع الدولي والمنظمات الإنسانية لمساعدة المناطق المنكوبة جراء الزلزال. فيما يلي نص البيان:
يعرب المجلس الوطني الكردي في سوريا عن بالغ ألمه وحزنه لما تعرض له السكان من آثار الزلازل التي ضربت العديد من المدن والبلدات في كل من تركيا وسوريا فجر السادس من شباط ٢٠٢٣، ويتقدم بالتعازي الحارة لذوي ضحايا الكارثة، ويدعو بالشفاء للجرحى والمصابين، كما يناشد المجتمع الدولي والمنظمات الإنسانية وحكومات الدول بتقديم كافة اشكال المساعدة للمناطق المنكوبة و لمواطنيها سواءً أكانت فنية لإنقاذ من بقي تحت الأنقاض، أو مادية ولوجستية للمتضررين، وخاصة للسوريين الذين ضاعفت الكارثة من معاناتهم.
كما يناشد المواطنين جميعاً لتقديم ما يمكن لإخوانهم المنكوبين، ويتعاونون لتخفيف آثار الكارثة عليهم.
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Washington proposes the deployment of medium-range missiles in Japan
ARK News… The Sankei newspaper reported that Washington proposed deploying medium-range missiles in Japan, as part of a plan to strengthen defenses in the face of China in its eastern and southern seas, quoting unidentified sources.
The newspaper added on Saturday that sending equipment to US forces in Japan may include long-range hypersonic weapons and Tomahawk missiles.
It said Tokyo was determined to start serious discussions toward accepting the deployment.
The location of the weapons deployment was not disclosed, but Sankei said Japan was considering the southern island of Kyushu. It was not clear from the report whether Sankei quoted one or more sources.
Japan and the United States want to support the islands that separate the East China Sea from the western Pacific Ocean because they are close to Taiwan, which China considers a part of.
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