How To Donate And Help Children In Syria As Chemical Attack Death Toll Grows

Attacks on the northern province of Idlib in Syria Tuesday, reportedly using deadly chemical weapons like the universally illegal nerve agent sarin, once again alerted global news outlets to the chaos and destruction innocent civilians have faced in the war-stricken nation since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

At least 70 were killed in the latest violence plaguing the country, as over 100 victims were rushed to the last remaining hospitals in the region and others sent for treatment in the neighboring Turkey, many suffering life-threatening injuries. Tuesday marked one of the deadliest days in recent Syrian history, as humanitarian aid groups rushed to help dozens of women and children begging for aid on the streets.

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Global non-profit organizations like the World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Islamic Relief USA and the International Rescue Committee are on the ground in Syria and Turkey, providing aid relief to those desperate for millions of displaced Syrians along both nations borders and in northern Syria.

Hundreds of thousands of residents living in the ancient city of Aleppo, which became the heart of the Syrian conflict over recent years, were evacuated and sent up north at the end of 2016, as well as to Turkey and several other nearby nations.

Tuesday proved those civilians are still there, being impacted by a horrifying and destructive war with global interests and led by an oppressive, violent regime. Russia denied any wrongdoing in the latest attacks, while Turkish officials said the use of chemical weapons was clearly evident.

Aid workers have previously told International Business Times organizations helping Syrians were strapped for funding and lacking in the ability to provide resources to the countless people in desperate need. Should matters continue to deteriorate, the need for donations and volunteer aid will be even more necessary.

But people witnessing the bloodshed and terror in Syria will need to contact their representatives and demand the violence be put to an end if they want to create a long-term impact on ending attacks against civilians, Islamic Relief USA told IBT.

"Solutions have to be political," the organization's Omar Sawan said. "If people were to urge their governments to make serious attempts at resolving these problems, it would be more effective to providing relief to Syrians."