On March 24, 2024, a fire, caused by the explosion of a battery used for lighting, broke out in a tent in al-Salam Camp housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) in al-Sheikh Yousef village in western rural Idlib governorate. One woman suffered suffocation symptoms as a result of the smoke from the blaze, which completely destroyed the tent and heavily damaged its contents. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) calls on international relief organizations to meet the IDP camps’ urgent basic needs, and to supply the camps’ administration with additional tents for emergencies.
