How local groups, volunteers are helping displaced in northern Syria

Local organizations and volunteers are mobilizing efforts to cater to the needs of thousands of displaced who fled the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria.
A child looks to the camera as people receive aid donated by the Turkish Red Crescent in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC121E51D730
A child looks toward the camera as people receive aid donated by the Turkish Red Crescent, Tell Abyad, Syria, Oct. 19, 2019. - REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
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Since Oct. 9, the area expanding from Sari Kani/Ras al-Ain to Gire Spi/Tell Abyad in northeastern Syria has been witnessing clashes and violent battles between the Turkish army and armed factions affiliated with the Syrian opposition and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. 

Although Turkey agreed to pause its offensive Oct. 17, the waves of displaced from these areas increased because people feared for their lives. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, around 300,000 people have been displaced from Sari Kani since the clashes broke out.

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