- Agencies (IRW) - Scores of civilians are fleeing #Syria's #Raqqa traumatized, with families torn apart and conditions worsening as the battle to oust Islamic State intensifies, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.
The number of people escaping has risen rapidly in recent weeks, Sajjad Malik, the #U.N. refugee agency's representative in #Syria, told Reuters.
"They're coming out really weak, thirsty, and frightened," he said, after visiting several camps for the displaced in northeast #Syria.
Under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias is fighting to seize Islamic State's base in Syria.
With air strikes and special forces from the U.S.-led coalition, the #SDF pushed into Raqqa in June after advancing on the city for months.
"They're traumatized (by) what they've seen," he said.
"Dead bodies all over the place. In some more destroyed neighborhoods, bodies still in that heat rotting on the street and in debris."
Noteworthy that US-led coalition has committed dozens of massacres in Raqqa against civilians.
No comments:
Post a Comment