Suffering in Syria
The Syrian neighborhood feels abandoned as we walk its vacant streets. Apartment buildings once filled with life now stand empty and silent.
Middle East in Crisis!
Children’s Story: Amira’s burn heals
Amira allowed the foreigners to treat her burn but slapped the nurse when she thought it was taking too long!
Israel and Gaza conflict
In May, conflict erupted between Israel and Gaza, leaving behind a path of destruction and need. Tension in this region is not new.
Middle East conflict
Since Hakim,* a Syrian man, was displaced by the Middle East conflict, it is difficult for him to receive the medical help he needs.
WAR IN SYRIA: Picking Up The Pieces
The war in Syria has left entire city blocks lie in ruins with no signs of life. Shattered high-rise buildings overlook acres of destroyed houses.
Refugees Face another Difficult Winter
For Ahmed and his family, this will be the third winter of living in an Iraqi refugee camp. He intended to move back to the city this past summer.
It could be me
A mother worrying her unborn baby will die; a girl with degenerative eye disorder; a crippled boy with a bright mind and a weak body; a widow caring for her remaining family members, a sister and four children– it could be me.
Fighting Flares Along Gaza/Israel Border
Contacts in Gaza report overwhelming needs for food and medical care A Gazan man opened his fridge door and showed our contact the two tomatoes and two bottles of water it contained. That was all the food he had on hand. “We need you to feed my people,” he pled. Desperate Gazans, forgotten by much… Read more
A Good Heart for Abdul
Abdul* hurried into his family’s tent. What were those strangers doing here? He heard one of them say “heart surgery,” and his heart skipped a beat. Half excited. Half afraid. Abdul had heard these words before. He knew they were talking about him because he had a hole in his heart. It made his body… Read more
Syria: The War That Doesn’t End
CAM provides food and other aid for the suffering Seven years of war have left Syria battered, and still the fighting continues. While the war’s intensity has ebbed and flowed, 2018 brought a marked increase in violence. During one skirmish in February, 500 people were killed in one week’s time near the capital city of… Read more
A New But Dreadful Normal
A bleak life of hardship has become a new but dreadful normal for Syrian refugees. Thousands are still waiting to return to their homes. CAM staff recently visited Turkey where they found a cattle barn lot crowded with tents. It was home to fifty refugee families. “Conditions were extremely squalid with makeshift tarp structures thrown… Read more
Yemen – The Suffering Intensifies
Update: The number of cholera cases in Yemen has now reached one million, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. More than 2,200 people have died. Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration; if left untreated, the disease can kill quickly. Health officials fear a new wave of cholera… Read more
Moments of Hope in the Mosul Aftermath
All of us have those moments that we will always remember. Experiences that impact us, that reach way down inside and grab a hold of us, and don’t let go. They change us, they color the way we see the world, they motivate us, they inspire us. Most of these experiences are not easy ones…. Read more
Returning Home
Streets littered with gun shells. A kitchen filled with shattered coffee mugs and broken dinner plates. Walls, once painted beautiful shades, now pitch black from smoke. This is what many Iraqis are finding as they return to their hometowns recently liberated from ISIS. After months of living in crowded camps or apartments, they are excited… Read more
“Water, water,” they plead.
Their steps are faltered, their faces thin and drawn. The desperation in their eyes is almost palpable. “Mai, mai (water, water),” they plead. I’m surrounded by flattened buildings, crumbled cement, and bombed cars in Mosul’s old city. Armored Humvees drive by, on their way to the front lines. The only sounds are the thuds of… Read more
