Situation Overview

Idleb, a strategic region encompassing areas like Jisr al-Shughour, Ariha, and Jabal al-Zawiya, has recently experienced intensified shelling and hostilities. The random shelling reached the border areas, which are more than 70 km away from the lines of contact. The bombardment continues for the third day targeting more than 61 cities and villages in Idlib and Aleppo.

The shelling resulted in the displacement of 78,709 IDPs, more than 53 deaths (men 27 – women 11 – children 15), and more than 303 wounded (men 183 – women 54 – children 66). UOSSM provided urgent health services to 81 injured people through its health facilities, 40 cases were transported through UOSSM ambulances.

UOSSM provided the hospitals with medical supplies and provided helpline services related to MHPSS, in addition, activating two mobile clinics.

Every moment was critical, and time was running out… Yasser and Abdullah, members of the Emergency Ambulance and Referral System, operated and supported by UOSSM, needed to transport 4-year-old Huda, who was just injured by shrapnel from a bomb, in her face, hands, and feet. More shells were targeting the city of Ariha, one landing just 200 meters from the ambulance. Abdullah and Yasser managed to move Huda quickly from a medical point where she received initial emergency care. Her condition was critical and needed to be transported to a more advanced hospital capable of providing her with the medical care required to save her life. She would need complete examinations of her brain, skull, and vital organs. Huda was put on the stretcher, shocked by her injuries, partially unconscious.