Press Releases

For Immediate Release April 15, 2017 Washington, D.C. - Following this morning’s attack in Al Rashdeen on a convoy of evacuees from the towns of Foah and Kafrayya, SAMS medical staff...

For Immediate Release April 4, 2017 Washington, D.C.- This morning, at 6 am local time, the town of Khan Sheikoun in Idlib was targeted by chemical weapon attacks killing at...

  For Immediate Release March 30, 2017 Washington, D.C.- Earlier today, around 6 am local time, different areas in Latamneh were hit by barrel bombs containing chemical weapons agents, injuring 166 civilians...

For Immediate Release March 27, 2017 Washington, D.C.- On Saturday, March 25th,  Dr. Ali Darwish, a specialist orthopedic surgeon at a SAMS-supported hospital in the Hama countryside, was killed in...

For Immediate Release February 28, 2017 Washington, D.C. - At least 30 dialysis patients in besieged East Ghouta are in dire need of access to lifesaving treatment. These patients, which...

For Immediate Release Heightened Violence and Attacks on Healthcare in Dara'a  February 23, 2017 Washington, D.C.-  Over the last 10 days, Dara'a in southern Syria has experienced extensive damage to...

For Immediate Release January 11, 2017   Washington, DC - Today, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) launches a new report entitled The Failure of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 in...

The Syrian crisis has taken an unimaginable toll on families, who have been torn apart by violence and suffering in eastern Aleppo City, and have been forced to evacuate and...

After over 140 days of siege, more than 9,500 residents of eastern Aleppo City were evacuated from the city, including 194 people in need of immediate medical attention. However, thousands...