SBC Statement – Cross-Border Aid Operations

Last month and considering the suffering of Syrian civilians in northwest Syria due to the fierce military onslaught of Assad regime and its allies, the Syrian British Council (SBC) welcomed the Turkish intervention as a serious step in protecting civilians and ending their suffering. In light of this intervention, Syrians were waiting for a deal to be agreed between Turkey and Russia;…

On Friday, the 2nd of July, the Syrian British Council hosted a public webinar titled: The Future of Cross-Border Aid Operations to Syria, where our distinguished panellists provided an in-depth analysis about the humanitarian, medical and political ramifications on northern Syria should the Security Council fail to reauthorize the UN mandate for cross-border aid operations, UNSCR 2533 (2020). To watch the full…

SBC has participated in the screening of ‘For Sama’ film which took place at King’s College London on Thursday the 4th of February. Manager Director of the Syrian British Council, Dr. Abdulkareem Ekzayez has taken part in a panel discussion following the screening and answered many questions related to the Syrian scenario in the light of the last events in Idlib. Dr….

The Syrian British Council (SBC) sent an official letter on the 7th of July to Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves, the UK Special Representative to Syria, with regards to the Syrian regime’s inhumane besiegement of 40,000 civilians in Daraa al-Balad. View full letter in English

At the end of April, the Assad regime and its ally Russia escalated a devastating campaign of aerial bombings against civilians, schools and hospitals in Syria’s Idlib province, amounting to war crimes that are leaving thousands homeless, hundreds killed, and thousands more at risk of death with no access to emergency medical care. Russia and Assad’s campaign intends to terrorise Idlib’s population…