150,000 displaced as urgent humanitarian aid needed

According to information obtained by our agency from the Afrin–Shahba Displaced Persons Council, the number of displaced people has reached approximately 150,000. They include residents displaced from Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods in Aleppo, as well as displaced people from Afrin and Shahba who had been living in the cities of Raqqa and Tabqa and have now moved to the Jazira and Euphrates cantons.

The information indicated that the arrivals include displaced people from Afrin and Aleppo, along with residents of the Syrian coastal areas, Ain Issa camps, and the people of Serekaniye residing in occupied territories.

It further explained that the majority of displaced families have been sheltered in the cities of Qamishlo, Hasakah, Amuda, Rmelan, Derik, Tirbespiyê, Darbasiyah, and Jal Agha within the Jazira Canton. However, the continued attacks by mercenaries of the interim government and the Turkish occupation are forcing displaced people to repeatedly change their places of residence, making it difficult to determine the exact total number so far.

The council added that displaced families have been housed in schools, academies, mosques, institutions, kindergartens, and private homes, while many families remain without shelter and have not yet been registered.

It also confirmed that the number of displaced people continues to rise.

In this context, Nasreen Suleiman, co-chair of the Afrin–Shahba Displaced Persons Council, stated that the most urgent needs include heaters, medicines, supplies for women and children, clothing, and other basic life necessities.

ANHA