Seven aid workers kidnapped in Road between Sarmin and Saraqib

Six ICRC staff and one NRCS volunteer were abducted by gunmen who had opened fire on the Red Cross convoy as they were traveling to Damascus. Three ICRC staff and the one NRCS volunteer were released the next day. The ICRC is awaiting information on the remaining three. Reports from ICRC in April 2019 indicate the remaining international staff member and two national staff members may still be alive, although specific information about their whereabouts is unknown. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Actor Islamic State (IS). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1602.