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Offensive in north-west Syria: 900,000 displaced in almost 3 months

2020-02-17T16:19:52.402Z



The conflict in north-western Syria "has reached a horrifying level" and has caused the flight of 900,000 people since the start of the regime's offensive in December, the UN denounced on Monday.

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"We now believe that 900,000 people have been displaced since December 1, the vast majority of them women and children," said UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock in a statement.

The previous assessment communicated last Thursday by the UN was 800,000 displaced. The numbers are exploding but beyond that they testify to the gravity of the situation in Syria, a country torn apart and divided by a war which we still do not know when it will end.

Read also: Almost nine years of conflict in Syria

Source: lefigaro

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