"I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. I have directed my team to continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkiye and provide any and all needed assistance," President Biden tweeted on Monday.
As condolences poured in from world leaders after a deadly earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, claiming more than 500 lives, a level 4 alert was declared in Turkey as the country issued a fervent appeal to the international comunity to rush aid.
The deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkey in the early hours of Monday have claimed more than 500 lives in nearby regions as well as Syria, CNN reported.
At least 76 people have been killed across seven provinces in Turkey and 42 have been found dead in Syria as a deadly earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, Gaziantep province in Turkey on Monday.
The massive earthquake that shook Turkey and nearby regions in the early hours of Monday, killed at least 17 and injured many, turning buildings into rubble, CNN reported.
Aftershocks followed the quake. There were reports of destroyed buildings in Turkey and Syria, where tremors also were felt. Significant casualties are likely.
An investigation by OPCW established there are "reasonable grounds to believe" Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018.
The East Turkistan Government in Exile call on the 14 nations that visited Occupied East Turkistan, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Serbia, Tunisia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kuwait, and Sudan to oppose China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples i
This was a surprising move coming after Erdogan's repeated threats that he would launch a new ground operation in Syria against the US-allied Syrian Kurdish groups which Ankara considers "terrorists" and because Turkey since 2011 has been the main backer of Syria's opposition to the Assad