Humanitarian groups warn of Turkish threats: Hundreds of thousands would be displaced

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The Wall Street Journal reported that Relief groups have warned that humanitarian aid to some 1.6 million Syrians in the country's northeast could be at risk if the Donald Trump administration quickly withdraws US troops and personnel from Syria.

The resolution, which was issued despite opposition within the Pentagon, the State Department and US allies, would put relief organizations on a verge of  risk. Aid officials fear a surprise US withdrawal could destabilize the area and endanger its staff.

The sudden withdrawal of US forces from Syria, called by Trump, would pose serious humanitarian risks. The sudden withdrawal could a new round of fighting, which in turn would disrupt the work of humanitarian organizations.

The newspaper said the results of this withdrawal will be a humanitarian crisis and may be the worst humanitarian crisis experienced by Syria since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, which caused the displacement of 11 million people from their homes.

The newspaper pointed out that Turkey's threats to launch attacks against northeastern Syria, as well as the withdrawal of US forces from Manbij and other places in the north-east may motivate Turkey to launch the attack, causing hundreds of thousands of people would be displaced of civilians .

The State Department is preparing to evacuate US aid workers and diplomats in northeastern Syria. This will prompt other relief groups to do the same. The result would be to reduce human capacity .

The newspaper said the sudden US withdrawal would have serious consequences for civilians in areas where US troops area existed . "Before any withdrawal is made, plans must be ready to reduce the humanitarian consequences of the instability that would follow the withdrawal," the paper said.

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ANHA