Highlights
- An Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio repeater was installed in Reynhanli, Turkey, to provide services to humanitarian organisations recently established there.
- Solar panels were deployed in the Communications Centres (COMCENs) in Aleppo and Damascus.
- The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Syria has received a contribution of US$400,000 from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to continue delivering vital communications services in Syria and surrounding countries until the end of 2017.
Situation Overview
The humanitarian situation in North-East Syria continues to deteriorate. Since the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiated their offensive in Ar-Raqqa city, Ar-Raqqa governorate, against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on 6 June 2017.
The overall humanitarian situation for civilians remains alarming in Ar-Raqqa city, particularly with Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) contamination. ERW mapping and clearance is required to ensure adequate access for humanitarian partners and create a safe environment that is conducive for voluntary returns Displacements from and within Deir-ez-Zor Governorate continued due to heavy fighting and airstrikes. Large influxes of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Deir-ez-Zor Governorate are straining existing capacities and services in IDP sites across northeastern Syria resulting in increased humanitarian needs.
