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.
Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief, visits the affected neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo on February 13, 2023 following a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Martin Griffiths visits the affected neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo on Feb. 13, 2023, following a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria. - AFP via Getty Images
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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.

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