The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), along with the Kurdistan Red Crescent (Heyva Sor a Kurd), is preparing to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to Syria’s coastal regions, specifically Latakia, Tartus, and parts of Homs, to help those affected by the recent Alawite massacre. The convoy is scheduled to leave on 12 April and will include 13,500 food parcels, 11,000 non-food items and 2,500 health kits.
This shipment follows the first phase of aid delivered in March, which included 6,000 food parcels, 2,500 hygiene kits and 350 tonnes of flour. The first convoy supported communities affected by violence between 6 and 10 March, when more than 1,000 Alawite civilians were killed in a massacre attributed to Turkey-backed factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA) and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces.
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The massacre has sparked international condemnation and calls for accountability. The UN has called for an investigation and Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has set up a committee to investigate the violence.
Speaking after the delivery of the first phase of aid, Jenny Keasden, an on-the-ground aid volunteer, said, “The Kurdish Red Crescent is sending aid to the coast despite already facing war. Communities who know what it means to suffer often come through for each other long after governments and NGOs turn away.”
