TheAltWorld Death Toll Rises as US Sanctions Block Aid to Earthquake-Devastated Syria
- Rania Khalek
- Monday 13 Feb 23
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With tens of thousands dead from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, U.S. sanctions are blocking aid and rescue work to Syria.
Rania and Eugene discuss how, in addition to hampering relief, sanctions on Syria have ruined its medical sector & capacity to respond to this disaster.
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is an award-winning Lebanese-American journalist and host of Dispatches on Breakthrough News, where she investigates the global consequences of imperialism, war, and systemic oppression. With over a decade of frontline reporting from conflict zones and marginalized communities, her work has been featured in The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, FAIR, and The Electronic Intifada, where she served on the editorial board.
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