More than 235,000 Syrians displaced in almost two weeks. Listed between 12 and 25 December, these figures mainly concern the key city of Maaret al-Noomane (in the west of the country) and its surroundings, "almost emptied" of its inhabitants, the UN announced on Friday 27 December. , in a press release.
This massive exodus is linked to the intensification of fighting and bombing of the regime and its Russian ally in the province of Idleb (north-west), the last great bastion hostile to Damascus.
The fighting intensified in particular on Friday 20 December in Idleb. The bombings of the Syrian regime and its Russian ally have displaced tens of thousands of civilians, the United Nations said.
With AFP
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