Geneva-Sana
The United Nations announced today that the Turkish regime's aggression on Syrian territory has driven tens of thousands of people from their villages and cities, pointing out that more than 130 thousand people have been displaced from their homes and expects this number to rise more than three times.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) spokesperson Jens Larkey told AFP that some 400,000 people were displaced in areas affected by Turkish aggression, adding that they would need assistance.
The United Nations reported last Friday that about 100,000 people had been forced from their homes since the Turkish offensive began on Wednesday, but later warned of new displacement from rural areas around the hills of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, with recent estimates suggesting the number had exceeded 130,000.
In its latest assessment, the International Organization confirmed that the exact figures could not be verified as many displaced people had settled with relatives or communities. "But increasing numbers are reaching collective shelters, including schools," he said.
The United Nations has expressed "grave concern about the dangers faced by thousands of displaced people, including women and children, in several IDP camps."
The Turkish regime forces are launching an aggression on Syrian territory in the Hasakah and Raqqa countryside, in parallel with the targeting of several rural villages and towns in the two governorates, focusing on infrastructure and vital facilities such as water and electricity stations, dams, oil installations and residential neighborhoods, causing the death of a number of civilians and causing extensive damage and destruction of infrastructure.
