Ankara's aggression against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria has driven some 100,000 people into displacement, according to the United Nations, as violent clashes continue as Syrian democratic forces try to counter Turkish progress.
The United Nations announced Friday that "nearly 100,000 people have left their homes," noting that "although most of them were accommodated in host communities, an increasing number are still arriving in collective shelters ... and schools" in the province of al-Hasakah .
As a result of the escalation, entire border towns have become almost empty. A reporter saw dozens of displaced people as they arrived in the town of Tal Tamr, which is gradually overflowing with fleeing.
International organizations have warned of a new humanitarian disaster in the ongoing conflict since 2011 in Syria. The MSF said Friday that the escalation «will exacerbate the shocks suffered by the Syrians during the years of war and live in precarious conditions».
A hospital in Tel Abyad, which was supported by the organization, closed because most medical staff left with their families.
The Kurdish self-administration on Friday evacuated al-Mabrouka IDP camp, located 12 kilometers from the border, and is looking for an alternative location to Ain Issa camp, to protect 20,000 IDPs at both sites from Turkish shelling.