Syria: A quarter of a million displaced people within two weeks, and Trump warns of massacre of civilians in Idlib

The United Nations said that more than 235,000 people were displaced within two weeks from northwestern Syria as a result of the military escalation there, while local humanitarian relief organizations called on the international community to intervene immediately to protect civilians.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated in a statement that between December 12 and 25 this month, more than 235,000 people were displaced from northwestern Syria, noting that many of them had fled the city of Maarat al-Numan and villages and towns in its vicinity, all of which had become "almost empty." From civilians. "

Waves of displacement continue from the southern and eastern cities and towns of Idlib countryside towards the Syrian-Turkish border, in light of the temporary cessation of the shelling of the regime and Russian planes.

The report pointed out that some of the displaced who had fled to the area of ​​Saraqeb in the north had to flee again in order to avoid the escalation that might affect them as well.

In a related context, local humanitarian relief organizations called on the international community to take immediate action to protect civilians in the eastern and southern Idlib countryside.

For his part, Al-Jazeera correspondent in Syria stated that many Syrian families who had been displaced from the eastern and southern countryside of Idlib had come out in the open in light of a large drop in temperature and rain, adding that these families need all types of aid, especially tents and heating materials.

US President Donald Trump had warned Russia, Iran, and the Syrian regime against killing civilians in Idlib governorate.

He said in a tweet on Thursday, Thursday, that Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces are killing thousands of innocent civilians in Idlib Governorate, or are on the way. He added that Turkey is working hard to stop this massacre.

The southern countryside of Idlib has been subjected to an escalation in the bombing by Syrian and Russian planes, which coincides with the progress of the regime forces on the ground in confronting the opposition factions, particularly in the vicinity of the city of Maarat al-Numan, which is the second largest city of Idlib governorate.