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Latest press releases and statements in Middle East

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC reiterates call to release hostages after release of distressing video

Statement

05-09-2025

ICRC flag with sun behind

ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible

News release

30-08-2025

People walking along a dusty road

Syria: ICRC calls for sustained and collective efforts to address the issue of the missing

News release

29-08-2025

Lana Noamaan holding a smartphone showing a picture of her father

All press releases and statements

Latest from the field in Middle East

Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Iraq

Article

10-09-2025

Two ICRC staff members interact with a group of primary school children. Some of the children are reading leaflets

Supporting Syrian Families of the Missing

Article

08-09-2025

Syrian families

Syria: For families of the missing, it is answers, not time, that will heal the pain

Article

01-09-2025

Two people sitting in front of ICRC staff

Iraq: Accompaniment and Walking Beside Families of the Missing

Article

30-08-2025

Hala from Anbar, holding the picture of her missing loved one.

Standing in the face of absence: “The past ten years have been the most painful of my life. Yet I still endure”

Article

29-08-2025

Arwaa stands in the doorway

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Latest reports and publications in Middle East

ICRC staff in Aleppo with a woman sitting on the ground

ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024

Activity Report: Iraq 2024

Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024

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ICRC in Iraq: Key Figures 2024

All reports and publications