Young men, trying to escape from militia, have been gunned down in Bani Walid, Libya, about 180 miles from Tripoli. Could the IRC assist? The only answer is yes.

On Feb. 20, nearly 100 civilians were killed by attacks in Eastern Ghouta—making it one of the deadliest days of the Syria conflict. Hear from a Syrian paramedic.

Nearly a quarter of IRC staff members have been forced to flee their homes as a result of airstrikes and bombings in northwest Syria. This IRC staffer, a native of Syria, shares his heartbreaking story, and why, despite all, he stays to help save lives.

Since the onset of the Syria conflict in March 2011, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence and health facilities have been targeted as a strategy of war.