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January 22, 2013

30 Killed in Syria Bombing; Rebels Battle Kurds in North 
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In Syria, at least 30 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing
in the town of Salamiyeh. The attack reportedly targeted a building used
by pro-government fighters. Meanwhile in northern Syria, activists are
reporting that more than 50 people have died in a week of fighting
between rebels and members of the long-oppressed Kurdish minority
seeking self-governance. The violence comes as the United Nations has
launched a new appeal for its operations in Syria, saying humanitarian
needs are vastly underfunded.

John Ging, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:
"Our donor community, our international donor community, are only giving
50 percent of what is needed here, is in our mind very, very upsetting
and, of course, results then in much higher humanitarian suffering than
needs to be. It means that the people who need the food, not all of them
are getting the food, and so on."

 

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