ICRC

Suspected cholera cases reach 1M

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has reached one million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday. "Yemen suspected cholera cases has reached the threshold of one million, amplifying the suffering of the country caught up in a brutal war," the ICRC said on its Yemen Twitter account. The World Health Organization warned inRead more

Three dead as diphtheria spreads in Yemen

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

Three people have died of suspected diphtheria in conflict-hit Yemen, doctors said Wednesday, as the World Health Organisation and International Committee of the Red Cross warned the disease was spreading. “Currently, there is an increase in diphtheria cases, due to the poor vaccination coverage for children under five years of age,” an ICRC spokeswoman told AFP. The WHO also confirmedRead more

Houthi militias control Dabwa Camp in Yemen’s Dalea

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

The Yemeni army backed by the Saudi-led coalition have dealt a strong blow to Houthi militias and pro-Saleh troops stationed in the southern parts of the country in skirmishes over the weekend. A Yemeni military source said the Saudi-supported Yemeni army’s advance set back the rebels and sent the remaining militias fleeing from the battlefield. The source told Saudi PressRead more

Syria fighting worst since Aleppo battle: ICRC

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

War-ravaged Syria is experiencing its worst levels of violence since the battle for Aleppo late last year, the Red Cross said Thursday, warning that the onslaught was causing “intolerable levels of suffering.” The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) voiced alarm at reports of hundreds of civilian deaths across several regions of Syria, and the recent destruction of numerousRead more

Houthi militias plan to separate from Yemen’s Saleh amid fears

Sanaa - Abdel Ghani Yahia

It appears that former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is nicknamed the “fox” due to his expertise in political maneuvering with his friends before his enemies, is approaching a new phase in his career, this time in regards to his ties with his allies, the Houthi insurgents. The Houthis announced on Monday the termination of the reconciliation reached withRead more

More than one million S.Sudan refugees in Uganda

Arua - Muslimchronice

The number of South Sudanese who have fled to Uganda has hit one million, the UN said Thursday, with no end in sight to the war behind the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. The nearly four-year civil war has pushed an average of 1,800 South Sudanese into neighbouring Uganda every day for the past year, many of them women and childrenRead more

In war, Red Cross treats diseases

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Yemen's spiralling health crisis has forced organisations treating war-wounded to shift their focus to diseases "nobody should die of", the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday. In an interview with AFP in Beirut, the head of the ICRC's Yemen delegation, Alexandre Faite, said the country's two-year conflict was turning easily treatable conditions into fatal illnesses. "The ICRC forRead more

Arab Coalition targeted forces loyal to Yemen’s Saleh in Sana’a

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Arab Coalition fighter jets bombarded areas in the Yemeni capital of Sana on early Wednesday, targeting the forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. According to sources, the coalition aircrafts bombed the camp of Rima Hamid of former President Saleh in the Directorate of Sanhan south of the capital Sanaa. Arab coalition forces have destroyed a large weapons warehouseRead more

Outbreak tops 300,000 suspected cases

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn country reels from disease as well as the threat of famine. The International Committee of the Red Cross said the cholera epidemic "continues to spiral out of control" since it erupted in April. "Today, over 300,000 people are suspected to beRead more

World has just months 'to stop starvation' in Yemen, Somalia

Geneva - Arab today

The world has got just three to four months to save millions of people in Yemen and Somalia from starvation, as drought and war wreck crops and block aid across the region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. The agency said it needed $300 million to fund its work in those countries and other troubleRead more