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Humanitarian aid groups fleeing Syria only compounds crisis: Kurdish official
[RUDAW.NET]  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...’s offensive in northern Syria has forced at least 15 international aid organizations to withdraw their staff, compounding the humanitarian emergency, according to a Kurdish administration official. "The humanitarian plight of the displaced in areas targeted by the aggression has worsened with all humanitarian aid being cut and all international organizations ceasing their activities," the Kurdish administration said earlier on Tuesday in a statement posted on Facebook. Speaking at a presser, Khalid Ibrahim, the Kurdish administration’s head of humanitarian affairs, said the withdrawal of aid organizations has left "displaced people to suffer". "At least 15 organizations have left northern Syria due to the Local schools in Hasaka province are now hosting families displaced from the border towns of Tal Abyad, Ras al-Ain and surrounding villages as camps reach full capacity. One Kurdish woman sheltering in a school in Hasaka told Rudaw they are desperate. "What does Erdogan want from us? Where shall we go? We cannot be displaced every day," she said. An Arab resident of Sare Kani told Rudaw: "The only thing we need is to return to our homes. We do not want anything else." More than 300,000 people have been displaced since the start of the Hasaka, where the majority of the displaced have fled to, is 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the border-city of Qamishli. "Displaced children are in need of milk, food, and clean water," said Ibrahim. "Therefore we ask the international community to help us." The Kurdish Red Islamic Thingy (KRC) says it is running low on supplies. In a statement published Sunday on Facebook, the local aid organization lamented the "extremely limited support" for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and accused the Related: Hasaka: 2019-10-14 Two #Syria-n army divisions will be deployed to #Hasaka (includes #Qamishli) and #Dier_Elzour governorates as part of the agreement between #SDF and #Damascus. The operation will be led by Brigadier General Suhail Al - Hassan. Hasaka: 2019-10-13 Syrian army joins with Kurds. Hasaka: 2019-10-13 Kurdish human rights leader raped and then stoned to death by Turks. Related: Ras al-Ain: 2019-10-13 Turkey-backed proxy forces appear to commit war crimes in northern Syria Ras al-Ain: 2019-10-11 Over 60,000 displaced in Turkish assault on Syria — monitor Ras al-Ain: 2019-10-11 Turkish troops and Syrian rebels encircle two SDF-held towns Related: Tal Abyad: 2019-10-13 Turkish boycott on Twitter. Tal Abyad: 2019-10-12 Turkish forces, allied militants facing stiff Kurdish resistance: Observatory Tal Abyad: 2019-10-11 Over 60,000 displaced in Turkish assault on Syria — monitor Posted by: Fred 2019-10-16 |
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