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At least 12,000 civilians have been forced to abandon the so-called cease-fire zone in northwestern, and settle on the Turkish border, fleeing attacks by the the Assad regime and its allies.
Mohamed al-Hallaj, director of the Response Coordinators Team, told Anadolu Agency that the regime, Russia, and Iranian-backed foreign terror groups have struck civilian settlements in the past 24 hours.
The southern Maarat al-Numan district, located east of Idlib city, faced the highest migration rates, and fleeing families are in dire need of items such as shelter, blankets, beds and tents, he added.
A total of 110,000 civilians have been forced to leave Idlib since November due to intensifying attacks, Al-Hallaj underlined.
“Civilians, most of them children and women, look for shelter under olive trees,” he said.
He argued that the regime intentionally hits schools, hospitals, mosques, and civil defense centers in order to prevent civilians from returning home.
According to the local administration, Idlib is home to some 2.4 million locals and 1.3 million internally displaced persons.
Source: Anadolu Agency.