Recent escalation increases displacement wave in Idlib and Hama
Northwestern Syria – North-Press Agency
Syria Response Coordinators team (a relief statistical team) has published statistics on Monday regarding the death toll and the number of IDPs during the recent operations in the de-escalation zones in northwestern Syria. As the number of casualties has far reached more than 85 people, including 24 children, in Idlib and Hama governorates, since the ceasefire truce have been violated by the Syrian government forces.
During the period between 11 and 19 August, the number of IDPs has reached more than 141,193 displaced people, while more than 869,992 people have been displaced since early February this year.
The ongoing displacement movement to camps nearby the Syrian-Turkish borders and to other areas far from military operations.
The response coordinators team added that the number of destroyed schools, bakeries, water, power stations and hospitals has reached about 323 facilities, including 106 schools and 96 medical and service facilities.
Idlib governorate and Hama northern countryside areas witness intensive aerial and ground bombardment, accompanied by military operations led by the Russian-backed Brigadier General of the Syrian government forces Suhail al-Hassan, as the military operations aim to besiege the city of Khan Shaykhun and expand control over the vicinity of Aleppo – Damascus highway.