Thousands of Syrian families fled extreme violence in their home country—crossing the border and seeking to resettle in northern Iraq. Samaritan's Purse is distributing critical aid, hygiene kits, warm blankets and clothing in Iraq to meet the immediate needs of hurting families and assist them as they prepare for the upcoming winter.
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Nov. 2019
Samaritan's Purse airlifted 20+ tons of critical relief supplies on its DC-8 aircraft to aid Syrian refugees in Iraq.
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Nov. 2019
The international Christian relief organization deployed its DC-8 cargo aircraft stocked with critical relief supplies to aid displaced Syrian families.
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Nov. 2019
Samaritan's Purse deployed its DC-8 aircraft carrying more than 20 tons of emergency relief supplies to aid some 18,000 displaced families in northern Iraq.
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Nov. 2019
Samaritan's Purse landed its DC-8 cargo plane in northern Iraq with more than 20 tons of emergency relief supplies to help thousands of displaced families as they prepare for winter.
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Nov. 2019
The Samaritan's Purse DC-8 cargo plane carried water filters, tarp for emergency shelter and children’s winterization kits including coats, boots and gloves to aid some 18,000 people.
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Nov. 2019
On November 11, the Samaritan's Purse DC-8 aircraft landed with more than 20 tons of critical relief supplies in northern Iraq to assist displaced families as they prepare for winter. The cargo plane delivered water filters, tarp for emergency shelter and children’s winterization kits—including coats, boots and gloves.
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Oct. 2019
Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground in northern Iraq—distributing hygiene kits and warm blankets to help displaced Syrian families.
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Oct. 2019
More than 10,000 Syrian refugees are now living at the Bardarash Refugee Camp in northern Iraq. Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground assisting displaced families.
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Oct. 2019
Samaritan’s Purse continues to meet the critical needs of Syrian families at the Bardarash Refugee Camp—assisting those who have fled into northern Iraq due to extreme persecution and violence in their homeland.
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Oct. 2019
In the Bardarash Refugee Camp, Samaritan’s Purse disaster response specialists are repairing hundreds of latrines to promote better hygiene while providing emergency relief to hundreds of families.
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Oct. 2019
More than 100,000 Syrian Kurds have fled extreme violence and persecution in their homeland. Samaritan’s Purse is aiding thousands of displaced families in northern Iraq—letting them know that God loves them and they are not alone.
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Oct. 2019
Samaritan’s Purse continues to help thousands of Syrian refugees in northern Iraq. Many women and children are seeking relief from extreme persecution brought on by Turkey’s early October invasion into northern Syria.
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Oct. 2019
Samaritan’s Purse disaster response specialists work to distribute emergency relief supplies such as warm blankets and hygiene kits as displaced Syrian families prepare for the upcoming winter.
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Oct. 2019
The international Christian relief organization remains one of the few organizations on the ground providing relief to the affected region.
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Oct. 2019
Samaritan’s Purse is providing emergency relief to displaced families in northern Iraq.
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Oct. 2019
Disaster response specialists are distributing emergency relief supplies to help displaced Syrian families in northern Iraq as they face winter conditions.
Download B-roll Your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Syrian Refugee Relief Run Time 1:27 Download Your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Syrian Refugee Relief Run Time 1:39 Download Press Releases Nov. 11 Samaritan's Purse Airlifts 20+ Tons of Critical Relief Supplies to Aid Syrian RefugeesSamaritan's Purse is providing emergency relief to Syrian refugees in Iraq and internally displaced people (IDPs) in NE Syria. Read full Press Release
Approved Quotes Franklin Graham Nov. 2019“Thousands of Syrian refugees have fled devastating circumstances only to be met with harsh winter conditions as they arrive in northern Iraq. At Samaritan's Purse, we're called to go into difficult areas of war, famine and crisis to bring relief, but most importantly to bring God's comfort and love to hurting people” said Franklin Graham, Please pray for God's comfort as families have left everything they know and for our teams as they bring critical relief to families who are suffering.”
Ken Isaacs Nov. 2019“In response to an armed invasion from Turkey, thousands of families fled persecution and violence, migrating into northern Syria and Iraq. Samaritan’s Purse wants to do all that we can to help families who are suffering” said Ken Isaacs, vice president of programs and government relations for Samaritan's Purse. “Our disaster response team is focused on providing warm clothing to children, emergency shelter material and clean water to overwhelmed families as they seek refuge and prepare for winter.”
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