That is a false characterization that whitewashes years of brutalities by Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Russian military forces allied with his regime. In ruins and still enduring war, Syria has experienced economic deterioration, extreme poverty, hunger, the COVID-19 pandemic and the destruction of vital infrastructure to meet basic humanitarian needs. The U.N. estimated in July that 14.6 million people in Syria needed humanitarian assistance, a 9 percent increases from last year. Airwars noted in its 2021 report that Syrian regime or Russian forces had carried out 244 attacks on medical facilities. China has provided humanitarian aid to Syria through bilateral and multilateral channels.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2022 12:11 UTC