{"id":134970,"date":"2026-01-24T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=134970"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:23:49","slug":"conflict-drives-thousands-to-seek-shelter-in-qamishli-and-amouda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/134970\/","title":{"rendered":"Conflict drives thousands to seek shelter in Qamishli and Amouda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 Nearly 5,000 families from northern Syria have sought refuge in northeastern cities over the past weeks due to deteriorating security conditions, the Autonomous Administration reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zahra Sam\u2019u, co-chair of the Social Affairs Board in the region, told North Press that approximately 3,000 families from Aleppo\u2019s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods, as well as Aleppo\u2019s eastern countryside, arrived in the region after initially fleeing to areas in Raqqa and Al-Tabqa roughly two weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An additional 1,000 families from Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), Tel Abyad, and surrounding towns\u2014previously displaced to Hasakah and its countryside\u2014have relocated again to Qamishli, Amuda, and D\u00earik amid continued instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam\u2019u added that about 500 Kurdish families from Raqqa and al-Tabqa have also arrived in the region in response to ongoing military tensions and worsening security conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Displaced families are currently staying in schools across Qamishli, Amouda, D\u00earik, and Dirbasiyah, as well as in mosques and emergency shelters. Dozens of families have been moved to Nowruz Camp in the rural area of D\u00earik, which was established five years ago to host residents displaced from Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam\u2019u described the humanitarian situation as \u201cchallenging,\u201d citing shortages in essential services and basic necessities despite local initiatives and support from humanitarian organizations. She stressed that \u201cthe volume of needs remains large and requires an urgent response.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Autonomous Administration continues coordinating with local authorities and humanitarian actors to provide immediate assistance, though the ongoing influx of displaced families underscores the pressing need for sustained support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Nearly 5,000 families from northern Syria have sought refuge in northeastern cities over the past weeks due to deteriorating security conditions, the Autonomous Administration reported on Saturday. Zahra Sam\u2019u, co-chair of the Social Affairs Board in the region, told North Press that approximately 3,000 families from Aleppo\u2019s Sheikh Maqsoud and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":134971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,39,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-home","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conflict drives thousands to seek shelter in Qamishli and Amouda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Nearly 5,000 families from northern Syria have sought refuge in northeastern cities over the past weeks due to\" \/>\n<meta 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