Kurdish Red Crescent: nearly 100 injured evacuated from Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood

As part of coordination between the Kurdish Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, nearly 100 wounded civilians and fighters were evacuated on Saturday from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the city of Aleppo to the North and East Syria region. This took place amid a state of high alert among medical staff in the Tabqa, Raqqa, Jazira, and Euphrates cantons, with continued coordination in anticipation of the possible evacuation of additional casualties.

In a statement to ANHA agency, the Co-Chair of the Kurdish Red Crescent, Dilkish Issa, said: “As a result of joint coordination with the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, medical teams yesterday managed to evacuate nearly one hundred wounded civilians and fighters from Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the city of Aleppo.”

Issa explained that the convoy arrived at 3:30 a.m. in the city of Deir Hafer and consisted of 10 ambulances belonging to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross, in addition to seven buses transporting residents of the neighborhood. The injured were later distributed to hospitals in al- Tabqa and Raqqa cantons, as well as to the hospital in the city of Hasakah in al-Jazira canton.

He noted that medical teams had been present at the crossing since the early morning hours in anticipation of the arrival of another group of wounded individuals, but no additional convoy had arrived as of now.

Issa added that work is underway to prepare accurate statistics of the injured in order to organize their distribution to hospitals, given the large number, which is close to 100 wounded.

He stated that medical staff in Raqqa, Tabqa, and Hasakah have declared a state of emergency, noting the presence of critical cases due to the length of the journey and delays. First aid and basic life support were provided inside the ambulances until the injured reached hospitals. A number of the wounded are currently undergoing surgical operations, while injuries vary between fractures and gunshot wounds to the chest and thigh. Two deaths were also recorded among those accompanying the convoy.

Issa confirmed that coordination is ongoing through the Office of Organization Affairs within the Autonomous Administration with the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in anticipation of the arrival of additional casualties. He said Kurdish Red Crescent teams are present in Tabqa and Raqqa and are ready to receive and transport any new cases, though the arrival of further groups has not yet been confirmed.

He added that the Autonomous Administration directed residents arriving from Sheikh Maqsoud to shelter centers, while coordination continues to secure the necessary medical and relief services for them.

Issa further noted that since the sixth of this month, critically injured cases had remained during the initial days at Khaled Fajr Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, and that this delay led to the deterioration of their health conditions. The wounded required blood transfusions, IV fluids, and urgent medical interventions. In addition, cases of malnutrition were recorded among children, as well as critical cases among women and children among the displaced residents, with a number of them transferred to specialized hospitals.

ANHA