Tens of Thousands Flee New Syria Offensives
- 9 years ago
The UN said Tuesday that tens of thousands of people have fled new regime offensives in Syria, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people, many of them civilians.
"Around 35,000 people are reported to have been displaced from... the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo city, following government offensives over the last few days," said Vanessa Huguenin, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .
Russia has carried out more than 500 air raids in support of strongman Bashar al-Assad's forces, and according to an estimate published Tuesday by the Observatory for Human Rights, at least 370 people had been killed, including more than 120 civilians.
"Around 35,000 people are reported to have been displaced from... the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo city, following government offensives over the last few days," said Vanessa Huguenin, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .
Russia has carried out more than 500 air raids in support of strongman Bashar al-Assad's forces, and according to an estimate published Tuesday by the Observatory for Human Rights, at least 370 people had been killed, including more than 120 civilians.