Official figures from the United Nations put the death toll since 2011 at over a quarter of a million people, with over 11 million having fled their homes.
Since the conflict began Islamic Relief has delivered more than €270 million worth of aid inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, assisting millions of Syrians.
There has been an upsurge of violence in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, with thousands of land and air strikes as well as alleged chemical attacks, killing hundreds and leaving thousands injured.
Six hospitals and health centres have been destroyed, resulting in short supply of urgently needed medicines.
With reported food shortages and sharp increases in food prices, thousands of families will struggle to survive.
Islamic Relief is responding and recently provided urgent food to 1,500 families, distribution of 40,000 bags of bread and 30,000 cooked meals as well as essential winter supplies. We have further plans to reach thousands of families with urgent relief.
Since the conflict began Islamic Relief has delivered more than €270 million worth of aid inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, assisting over millions of Syrians.
Our comprehensive Syria emergency response includes:
We are distributing food packs, clothes and medical supplies to communities under siege within Syria and displaced people along the Turkish border. We are also running or supporting camps and providing livelihood programmes, education and psychosocial support for refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. In Europe our teams are assisting Syrian refugees in Greece, Italy, Macedonia and Germany.
