one and a Half weeks after the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria, the humanitarian situation in the Region is more dramatic. “The last week is a total Chaos for hundreds of thousands of Syrians,” said Karl Schembri, a spokesman for the Norwegian refugee Council (NRC), the TV channel CNN International.
“you live in fear and uncertainty, without knowing where the next bomb is going to explode,” said Schembri.
In just over a week have been distributed according to the latest data of the United Nations emergency relief office Ocha, at least 165 000 people by the fighting, including an estimated 70 000 children. “More and more of them will flee into the neighboring Iraq and in other areas that are not prepared for the displaced families,” said Schembri.
About 2,400 people had already crossed the border to Iraq. The Situation in Syrian Camps was “extremely worrying”, had Ocha announced on Friday.
We are one of the few international humanitarian organisations left on the ground in north-eastern Syria.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes since last week. They desperately need shelter and aid.
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Before the start of the Turkish attacks had already lived more than 100’000 Displaced people in Camps in the Region, said Schembri. With the support of humanitarian workers they would have survived. “All of this has been compromised in the past week, because most of the helpers even had to flee.”
aid agencies withdraw
“We are one of the few international aid organizations that remain in the North-East of Syria,” said the International Committee of the Red cross (ICRC) on Sunday on Twitter. The organization Doctors without borders (MSF) announced on Tuesday already, all international staff from the Region of peel. Their safety was no longer guaranteed, it was said to the grounds.
The Turkey was on 9. October started in the North of Syria, launched an Offensive against the Kurdish militia, YPG, which is regarded as a terrorist organization. Ankara justified the invasion with the right to self-defense. After a on Thursday announced ceasefire had militias, the Kurds and Turkey to each other, a breach of the agreement accused. Activists reported sporadic fighting.
(oli/sda)
Created: 20.10.2019, 15:38 PM
