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UN o cials denounce bombings in northern Syria

© UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi A child walks in Roj Camp in northeast Syria.

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25 November 2020 Peace and Security (/en/news/topic/peace-and-security)

Two separate bomb attacks in northern Syria on Tuesday, which reportedly left at
least seven civilians dead and many more wounded, have been condemned by the UN.

At least ve people were killed and about 18 wounded in an explosion that occurred near a bus
station in Al Bab city, in the Aleppo governorate. A few hours later, another blast took place on a
busy street in Afrin, also in Aleppo governorate, killing two people and wounding 15 others,
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according to initial reports.  

Imran Riza
@imran_riza

I strongly condemn the two separate bombings today in Al

Bab and Afrin which are reported to have caused many
civilian casualties. It is unacceptable civilians in Syria continue
to be impacted by such horrific attacks.

My statement with @HadiMuhannad

United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitaria…

Arabic News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic
about Protection and Human Rights; published on 24 …
reliefweb.int

9:15 PM · Nov 24, 2020

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“After more than nine years of crisis, vulnerable civilians living in Syria have already endured
immense suffering. They must no longer be impacted by such horri c attacks,” UN Resident
Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Imran Riza and Regional Humanitarian
Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Muhannad Hadi said in a statement
(https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/united-nations-resident-coordinator-and-
humanitarian-coordinator-syria-4).

The two UN of cials also called on all parties to fully adhere to their obligations under
International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law to ensure the safety of
civilians and civilian facilities. 

Violence and COVID-19 

According to the UN Of ce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA
(https://www.unocha.org/) ), more than 20 violent incidents, reportedly resulting in civilian
casualties, have occurred in Al Bab this year alone. In early October, at least 18 civilians –
including 5 children – were killed and more than 75 wounded in a horri c bombing in the city.  

The violence comes as the region faces a worsening (https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-

republic/recent-developments-northwest-syria-situation-report-no-22-18-november) COVID-
19 (https://www.un.org/coronavirus) situation.  

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As of 18 November, over 5,600 coronavirus (https://www.un.org/coronavirus) cases were

identi ed in Aleppo governorate, and more than 7,500 in neighbouring Idlib. About 80 per cent
of all con rmed cases were recorded in the previous one month, OCHA said. 

Crisis ‘far from over’ 

Into its tenth year, the crisis in Syria (https://www.unocha.org/syria) remains one of the biggest
and most complex situations globally, and it is far from over (https://www.unocha.org/syrian-
arab-republic/about-ocha-syria) . 

Across the war-torn country, more than 11 million people are in need of humanitarian
assistance, according to OCHA. Years of con ict, destruction of civilian infrastructure, limited
economic opportunities and depleted savings have forced many to resort to harmful coping
strategies (https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/ les/resources/2019_Syr_HNO_Full.pdf) ,
such as child labour, forced and early marriage, and other exploitative practices. 

The result is extreme vulnerability. Those particularly at risk are children, pregnant and lactating
women, people with disabilities, the elderly and other groups or individuals with speci c needs
or diminished coping mechanisms, said OCHA. 

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