Ongoing Turkish shelling to worsen humanitarian condition in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, an official in Board of Social Affairs and Labor in the city of Kobani, north Syria, warned that ongoing Turkish shelling will exacerbate humanitarian condition amid winter’s harshness and collapsing Syrian pound.
Displacement waves were caused by recent Turkish military escalation that began on Nov. 20, targeting inhabitant villages.
The Turkish shelling targeted a children hospital on a hill in Mashta al-Nour, schools and communication towers in the eastern and western countryside of the city.
Moro Hussein, Deputy co-chair of Social Affairs and Labor Board in Kobani, said about 85.000 families, numbering 450.000 individuals, are going to face a “humanitarian catastrophe in case Turkish shelling continues.”
Hussein added the shelling caused residents of border village to flee towards internal areas.
The official, in a statement to North Press, noted that those people will face “miserable conditions in light of organizations’ absence, spread of epidemics and diseases, and deteriorating economy in tandem with collapsing Syrian pounds.”
Recently, the Syrian pound has recorded a sharp down, exceeding 6.000 SYP against the US dollar.
Residents’ sufferings will significantly increase, causing massive losses in life and displacements in case Turkey launches the potential ground operation on Syria’s north, according to Social Affairs and Labor Board.