Press Releases

For Immediate Release   February 16, 2016   Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, February 15, four hospitals and a school in provinces of Aleppo and Idlib were struck by airstrikes and missile...

For Immediate Release   January 8, 2016   Washington, DC - Civilians in the besieged town of Madaya are suffering from staggering levels of need. Up to 40,000 civilians are...

  "My only dream is to have a piece of bread." - Umm Mohamad, 52, Madaya   "Madaya is like another world. Everyone is starving." - Loay, 28, Madaya  ...

For Immediate Release December 29, 2015 Washington, DC - On Christmas day, three hospitals in Aleppo were struck by air-to-surface missiles, with one of the hospitals being hit again the next...

For Immediate Release December 15, 2015 Geneva, Switzerland - The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) joined four of the other leading Syrian medical organizations for the 'Protecting Hospitals & Health...

For Immediate Release   December 8, 2015 Washington, DC - In Douma, East Ghouta, a 4 week premature baby was delivered from his dead mother after aerial attacks hit residential areas. The...

Last week, the House of Representatives voted to sharply increase the security screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, a measure that would essentially halt the refugee resettlement process. This measure is...

For Immediate Release   November 19, 2015   Washington, DC - Beginning at 10am on Thursday, November 19, airstrikes, surface-to-surface missiles, and cluster bombs hit civilian areas of besieged Douma,...

Following the horrific attacks in Paris that killed 129 people, there has been a rise in anti-Syrian refugee rhetoric coming from U.S. governors, Congresspeople, and policymakers. Governors across the United...