Thousands of Syrians flee the northwestern provinces of Idlib and Hama as the regime and its allies launch land and air assaults
For almost two weeks, thousands of Syrians from the country's northwestern provinces of Idlib and Hama have been fleeing fierce and fatal land and air assaults by the Syrian regime.
Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad has sworn to take back every inch of Syria and the enclave including Idlib is the last big bastion of the rebellion that flared against him 2011.says Bashar al Assad's regime has no intention of sticking to the ceasefire agreement in Idlib.On Friday, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said the regime should end attacks and its forces must return to borders determined by Astana Agreement.
Last September, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Syria's northern Idlib province into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression would be expressly prohibited. "As of 8 May, at least 16 humanitarian partners have suspended their operations in areas impacted by conflict," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA said on Friday.
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