Arab states, militias pour aid into Syria as earthquake death toll exceeds 5,000
The Lebanese group Hezbollah and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces are among the militias that delivered aid to Syria.
Several countries from the Middle East, North Africa and Italy as well as non-state actors that support the Bashar al-Assad government delivered aid to earthquake-stricken Syria over the last 48 hours.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimated the death toll from the earthquake in Syria at 5,273 on Monday. Death tolls in Syria vary. The actual death toll could be higher due to the difficulties of counting the dead across battle lines and the ongoing challenges that rescue efforts face.
The following is a list of aid deliveries that reached Syrian territory in the past two days, according to Syria’s official SANA news agency:
Three planes from the United Arab Emirates delivered food, tents and blankets to the Damascus and Latakia airports, and an Iraqi plane loaded with medical and food aid arrived at Aleppo’s airport on Monday.
