... prevented convoys from crossing. Turkish authorities consider the Syrian Democratic Forces to be a terrorist group, along with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Turkey-based Kurdish separatist group. Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey, and El Deeb from Adana, Turkey. Tanya Titova in Malatya, Turkey, and Ben Finley in ...
... support is something few Syrians in the rebel controlled areas of the Northwest are getting. While the world's experts painstakingly search for survivors in Turkey, Syrians have spent a week with no such help. There will be no international crews coming here and sniffer dogs or medics waiting. Zahora ...
... lot of communities sending in solidarity with other communities like the Turkish and Syrian that are in need now.Yes, the crisis in Syria and Turkey is huge. It's massive. That doesn't mean that I should contribute with a massive amount to support. Me as a person, I ...
... stood at 3,553 on Saturday, although the 1,387 deaths reported for government-held parts of the country hadn’t been updated in days. Turkey's death toll was 29,605 as of Sunday. Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced the establishment of Earthquake Crimes Investigation bureaus to identify contractors ...
The death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s powerful earthquake climbed over 28,000 Saturday night. Many of the dead were found under the rubble of collapsed buildings, and officials in Turkey are detaining building contractors they blame for shoddy construction. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from near ...
... for government-held parts of the country hadn’t been updated in days. Spike reported from Antakya, Turkey, and Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul. Bassem Mroue in Beirut, Ghaith Alsayed in Bab al-Hawa, Syria, Sarah El Deeb in Antakya, Turkey, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed to this report.
Mazen Alloush, the director of relations at the border crossing, said the U.N. had promised more aid. Mazen Alloush, Border Crossing Director of Relations (through translator): What we have heard from OCHA, the U.N. and from Turkey is that these trucks are just an initial response and will ...
... 4 a.m., it got so cold that our drinking water froze," he said. Alsayed reported from Bab al-Hawa, Syria, and Fraser from Ankara, Turkey. Associated Press journalists Zeynep Bilginsoy and Robert Badendieck in Istanbul; Mehmet Guzel in Antakya, Turkey; Emrah Gurel and Yakup Paksoy in Adiyaman, Turkey; Bassem ...
... ball with them down there. They all died. Every day, played together. They all died. Jane Ferguson: Time is running out for any remaining survivors, but he and his cousins have a message. No aid has reached Northwest Syria. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Antakya, Turkey.
... them. Why? Jane Ferguson: Desperation is now mingled with frustration, as the urgency to find more survivors grows. But here, as in Turkey, with each passing minute, these rescuers become collectors, adding to the horrific accounting of this disaster.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Adana, Turkey.
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