As-Suwayda on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe amid renewed fighting , healthcare collapse

Violent clashes resumed in the western part of As-Suwayda city early today, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, mere hours after a relative calm following the implementation of a ceasefire agreement.

These military developments coincide with an unprecedented humanitarian deterioration. The Observatory reported that the National Hospital in As-Suwayda has completely ceased operations due to power cuts, depletion of water and medicines, and the absence of basic foodstuffs. Dialysis sessions have stopped, leaving chronic disease patients untreated, amid a severe shortage of bandages and medical supplies.

In an urgent appeal addressed to both international and local authorities, National Hospital staff warned of a “real epidemic disaster,” highlighting that hundreds of corpses remain piled up inside hospital wards, decomposing and attracting maggots and foul odors.

The workers called for immediate intervention to halt the healthcare collapse and urged international media outlets to dispatch correspondents to As-Suwayda to expose the growing humanitarian tragedy unfolding by the hour.

Meanwhile, the Observatory reported that Salakhid Hospital—the last partially functioning medical facility is at risk of shutting down within hours due to depleted medical supplies, which would deprive thousands of civilians of any healthcare services.

Beyond the healthcare crisis, neighborhoods and surrounding villages suffer from prolonged water and electricity outages, along with acute shortages of flour, fuel, and food, amidst ongoing siege conditions and blocked aid convoys.

Sources from the Syrian Observatory confirmed that thousands of families are surviving on dwindling supplies that are nearly exhausted, with no signs of crisis resolution or humanitarian corridors opening to salvage the remaining life sustaining resources in the governorate.

According to the Observatory, the death toll has risen to 940 since the clashes erupted seven days ago, the vast majority being civilians, amid fears of a total ceasefire collapse and a broader escalation of hostilities.

ANHA