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Turkey says Syria push 'won't stop' despite displacement concerns

2019-10-12 09:27:43       source:The Aljazeera

October 12, 2019


An estimated 100,000 people have fled their homes in northeast Syria, the United Nations said, as Turkey pressed on with its offensive against Kurdish fighters despite growing international criticism of the campaign and concerns it could result in ISIL's resurgence. 


Aid officials on Friday warned of "yet another humanitarian crisis" in war-torn Syria amid mass displacement and "disturbing reports" of attacks on civilian infrastructure, including water facilities, power stations and oil fields.


Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN human rights office, told reporters in Geneva at least seven civilians, including a woman and a boy, had been killed since Turkey's cross-border operation began on Wednesday.


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