(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United Nations (UN) is “Deeply alarmed” about the Government offensive in Southern Syria, which is forcing thousands of families to flee their homes and has caused civilian deaths, the Al Jazeera reported.
About 270,000 have fled, the UN said, with tens of thousands currently stuck by the border with Jordan after the Russian-backed Government offensive began to recapture rebel-held South-Western Deraa Province.
According to the UN, nearly half of the displaced are children.
Statement by the UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in #Jordan @AndersP_UN on Latest U.N. Humanitarian Assistance to Displaced Syrians Fleeing heavy violence in Southwest Syria https://t.co/nnvYAd4KGN
— UN Jordan (@UnitedNationsJO) July 4, 2018
“This is the largest population displacement in Southern Syria since the onset of the crisis,” Anders Pedersen, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan, wrote in a statement on Wednesday (04).
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