Red Cross urges protection for Syrian civilians

The Swiss-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on warring parties in Syria to respect the rights of civilians caught up in the conflict. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ICRC's concerns were echoed by the Swiss foreign ministry in a message posted on the social media channel X on Sunday, which called for all sides to respect international humanitarian law. The regime of Syrian president Bashar-al Assad appears to have been toppled after rebel forces captured the capital Damascus. “Our teams in Syria, including in Damascus, have been closely monitoring the fast-evolving security and humanitarian situation in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC),” stated the ICRC’s head of delegation in Syria, Stephan Sakalian. + Syria, the forgotten crisis? “The International Committee of Red Cross is responding wherever possible, with further efforts underway, as hundreds of thousands of people need care and humanitarian ...