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Kurdish-Led Syrian Forces: 10,000 Displaced in Turkish Offensive

Michael Lipin

   VOA Persian's AliJavanmardicontributed to this report from Irbil.
   Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say Turkey's three-day-old
   offensive in northern Syria aimed at clearing a border zone of Kurdish
   forces has displaced more than 10,000 people from their homes.
   SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali provided the estimate of displaced people in
   a Friday interview with VOA Persian from his base in the northern
   Syrian town of Qamishli, adjacent to the Turkish border.
   The U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
   gave a [1]much higher estimateof 100,000 people having fled their homes
   by Friday, with most seeking shelter in the northern Syrian towns
   ofAl-Hasakahand Tal Tamer.

References

   1. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/NES%20Statement%20EN.pdf

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