Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
One AmericaAPR 21 2022
UN Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday that the threat of violence from the Islamic State (IS) group is "resurging" as the 13-year-long civil war in the country continues to drag on.
Pederson warned that "conflict, complexity and division" still reigned in Syria and that the risk of violent escalation is "undiminished." Pederson cited Israeli airstrikes in Syria and a potential escalation of their conflict with Lebanon as grounds for concern.
Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) Coordination Division, Ramesh Rajasingham, told the Security Council that 16M need humanitarian assistance and that 7.2M remain displaced, with women and children being the most affected.