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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 a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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