I believe we have a duty to help these people, it's sick that we are not.
The Syrian Crisis: U.S. Assistance and Support for the Transition
At the Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait January 15, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would contribute an additional $380 million to Syrian humanitarian relief efforts – bringing the total U.S. humanitarian commitment to more than $1.7 billion, the largest of any nation. These resources support international and non-governmental organizations assisting those affected by the conflict both inside Syria and across the region.
The United States is also providing nearly $260 million in direct non-lethal support to the moderate Syrian opposition. This assistance is helping the Syrian Opposition Coalition, local opposition councils and civil society groups provide essential services to their communities, extend the rule of law, and enhance stability inside liberated areas of Syria. These funds are also being used to provide non-lethal assistance to moderate factions of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Free Syrian Army, which is contesting extremist groups for leadership of the struggle against the Asad regime.
Special Report: Inherent Resolve
As of 4:59 p.m. EDT September 1, the U.S. and coalition have conducted a total of 6,550 airstrikes (4,085 Iraq / 2,465 Syria).
- U.S. has 5,128 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (2,782 Iraq / 2,346 Syria)
- Coalition has 1,422 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (1,303 Iraq /119 Syria)
The countries that have participated in the airstrikes include:
- In Iraq: (1) Australia, (2) Canada, (3) Denmark, (4) France, (5) Jordan, (6) The Netherlands, and (7) UK
- In Syria: (1) Bahrain, (2) Canada, (3) Jordan, (4) Saudi Arabia, (5) Turkey and (6) UAE
As of September 1, U.S. and partner nation aircraft have flown an estimated 51,991 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria.
Cost of Operations
As of Aug. 15, 2015, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on A
ug. 8, 2014, is $3.7 billion and the average daily cost is $9.9 million for 373 days of operations. A further breakdown of cost associated with the operations is
here.