Born in Sweida in 1987, Mozna Alatrash is from a prominent Syrian family with a legacy in Druze politics and culture

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Sources: Health Cluster, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. National health sector coordination, including South Hub (Damascus, Rural Damascus, Dar’a, Quneitra, Sweida) • Remained in a daily communication with the ICD MoH. • Developed two Weekly Health Sector Outlooks, 18 and 25 October • Disseminated a few operational updates (28 October) for the sector. • Provided sector level inputs to the 2027 GHO. • Followed up on the MoH request on Emergency Preparedness among the health sector partners; activation of the SAG. • Developed sector level inputs for the meeting with the ICD, Quneitra governorate. • Developed a draft of the Public Health Risk Overview. • Developed a draft of the 2027 Health Sector Transformation. • Developed an Outlook of Health System Syria for October. • Developed Syria Health Sector 2026 Crosswalk of Six Prioritization Mechanisms, Severity Levels, Geographic Coverage Gaps. • Developed Health Sector Bulletin for October 2026. • Developed the overview of MoH Syria activities as covered in media for October. • Provided briefing to WHO expert on the development of Health Sector Strategy for 2027. • Liaised with the Mine Action sub-sector coordinator on further mainstreaming health and MA. • Provided feedback on 2027 Humanitarian Appeal UNRWA. • Followed up on the outcomes of SHF Standard Allocation 2026. • Developed a set of guiding materials for SHF Third Reserve Allocation, US II Tranche. • Facilitated provision of MHPSS inputs to the draft of Syria HCT Centrality Protection Strategy. • Followed up on the 10th Solution Working Group meeting and its key points. • Followed up on emergency response related to flash floods across the north-east parts of Syria • Liaised bilaterally on various issues and inquiries with: MEHAD, Zahret Al Naranj, Medair, MedGlobal, Chaîne de l'Espoir Syria (CDE). • Jointly with the WHO HIS team, worked on: o Inter-sector stockpile reporting tool. o Sector rehabilitation and reconstruction (with transition of the IM deliverable to the MoH).

Jordan strikes Daraa and Sweida after linking attack suspects to ‘terrorist groups’ in Syria

Jordan strikes Daraa and Sweida after linking attack suspects to ‘terrorist groups’ in Syria

Syria's civil defence agency reported seven deaths in total, six people in Daraa and one in neighbouring Sweida province.

Syrian state media reported that seven civilians were killed in airstrikes in the Sweida province, alleging that Jordan carried out the attacks. Amman has not yet commented on the reports.

Jordan has struck back, launching air strikes in southern Syria, after a brutal terror attack on a church left nine Christians dead and 28 injured. The country's air force confirmed the raids had killed at least 20 Islamic State fighters linked to last week's fatal shooting of mourners attending a Greek Orthodox funeral in Karak. ### No specifics were given regarding the identity of the groups targeted or the exact locations hit, with strikes reported across the Daraa and Sweida provinces of Syria. Jordan stated it had targeted hideouts associated with those suspected of involvement in Friday's attack. ### TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say ### King Abdullah II had vowed Jordan would “confront the terrorist act that targeted Karak with the harshest penalties” following the attack. “The blood of Jordanians is precious, and we will strike with an iron fist against anyone who oversteps against this country.” Government officials labelled the shooting a “terrorist crime”. Christians make up roughly 2.1 per cent of Jordan's population, with the Greek Orthodox Church as the largest denomination. ### ### ### The kingdom, where an estimated 97 per cent of residents are Muslim, is home to numerous biblical and Christian sites. Syria's civil defence agency reported recovering seven bodies from strike sites, with health officials telling state media that the dead included women, children and an elderly man. In one incident in rural Daraa, a strike hit a tent sheltering a single family, killing five of its members and wounding three others. Two further men died in separate strikes elsewhere. The Syrian government said it was investigating the full circumstances of the targeting. ### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * At least six people shot dead and 28 injured at church in Jordan as police hunt for two gunmen * Royal Navy deploys three of UK's four submarines with ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads * France and Germany offer to supply Argentina submarines amid Falklands threat as No10 seeks EU reset ### ### Damascus has strongly protested Jordan’s claim that it liaised with it before conducting the strikes. Protesting the attack, Syria shut the Nassib crossing, the sole passenger and commercial border point between the two countries. In response to escalating tensions, Syria confirmed it had “opened direct channels of communication” with Jordanian officials to address the operation's fallout. Syrian authorities simultaneously launched what they described as “comprehensive investigations to establish the full circumstances of the targeting”. ### ### ### Friday’s church attack saw two gunmen emerge from a vehicle and open fire on mourners gathered at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in northern Karak during a funeral procession. Alongside the nine fatalities, 34 people sustained injuries in the attack. Jordanian security forces apprehended three suspects in connection with the church shooting earlier on Monday, before the airstrikes took place. Senior government security officials confirmed that two brothers and their brother-in-law were detained after being discovered hiding in a disused building in Karak before dawn. ### ### Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told state-affiliated television that all three attackers held Jordanian nationality and “had been holed up in a building in one of the villages near the site of the attack”. The Public Security Directorate identified the detained individuals only as “terrorists”, without releasing their names. ### **Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**

Armed groups in Syria's Sweida governorate have blocked the highway to Damascus, raising concerns from a US envoy who clarified that Washington does not support these factions. Ongoing restrictions ha...

DAMASCUS: Armed groups in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate have completely closed the highway linking the city to Damascus, state news agency SANA reported

US envoy Tom Barrack’s claims that the area between Sweida and Daraa was “the captagon manufacturing operation of the world” and that a Druze sheik was using

Israel is concerned that operatives acting on behalf of the Syrian regime intend to renew attacks against the Druze population in the Sweida province of

Tom Barrack says Sweida 'lives off' the captagon trade and that Israel and Syria 'will come to terms'

Tensions rising over southern province that is home to Druze minority

Tensions rising over southern province that is home to Druze minority

Tom Barrack says Sweida 'lives off' the captagon trade and that Israel and Syria 'will come to terms'

Tensions rising over southern province that is home to Druze minority