Displaced families move from Tel Tamr to Newroz camp in Syria’s Derik
DERIK, Syria (North Press) – On Monday and Tuesday, 45 displaced families from the Tel Tamr area, which is subjected to frequent Turkish bombardment, arrived at Newroz camp near the city of Derik in the far northeastern Syria.
“Most of the families, who arrived in two batches, are originally displaced from the Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) area and have settled in the towns of Tel Tamr and Abu Rasin (Zargan) and their villages since 2019,” said Nadim Omar, official of Relations Office at Newroz camp.
Yesterday, 30 displaced families, of total 130 people, arrived in Newroz camp, near the city of Derik, in the far northeast Syria.
On Tuesday evening, a second batch of 15 families including 100 people arrived.
Omar added that the St. Ephrem Association provided urgent aid to the displaced families, “but it is not enough.”
During August, 331 new families entered Newroz camp, bringing the total number of families to 677, of total 3,320 individuals, according to Omar.
The Autonomous Administration established a gathering point for the displaced near the city of Hasakah, to be transferred to the Newroz camp near Derik.
North Press correspondent in Tel Tamr reported that most of the residents of the bombed villages refuse to leave, fearing for their property and in light of no alternatives.
On Tuesday evening, the Turkish army and its affiliated armed factions bombed the Assyrian villages of Tel Jum’a and Tel Karabet in the countryside of Tel Tamr, north of Hasakah, northeast Syria, with artillery and mortar shells, while power was went out from the town and its villages due to the continued targeting of power stations and towers.