UN Syria envoy urges end to 'siege-like' situation in Daraa

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said Syrian civilians living under a government siege in the southwestern city are suffering from shortages of fuel, food and medicine.
closed Jaber/Nassib border post as a result of Daraa flare-up
Long-haul trucks are parked by the closed Jaber/Nassib border post at Jordan's border with Syria, on Aug. 1, 2021. Jordan announced a day earlier the decision to close the Jaber/Nassib border post with Syria "temporarily" as a result of security developments in the southern province of Daraa after the deadliest flare-up in three years killed a number of people. - KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Nations’ special envoy for Syria on Thursday expressed concern over the “alarming situation” in Daraa, the birthplace of the Syrian revolution, where thousands of civilians have been forced to flee their homes in recent weeks. 

“The near siege-like situation must end,” a statement from the office of UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said. 

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