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Turkey has promised to build a "safe zone" in areas it captures from the SDF, with Awwad saying that the northern Syrian region is economically important and was previously a place many Syrians headed to for work.
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According to the Office of Internally Displaced Peoples Affairs of the autonomous regions, the number of displaced people as a result of the latest incursion reached 191,000 on Sunday.
The statement said there has been a lack of a humanitarian response from international organisations after they were forced to withdraw staff and halt activities in the region.
Idlib
Meanwhile, people in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, are concerned about the prospect of a renewed regime military escalation on the opposition area, a month-and-a-half after a truce was declared by Russia.
Over the past two days, Russian warplanes bombarded several cities and towns in the southern countryside of Idlib, renewing fears of possible displacement, after a number of residents recently returned.
Some, such as Ahmad al-Khatib, a resident of Kafr Takharim in the northwestern Idlib countryside, told The New Arab on Monday that he is considering returning to the town due to the increased hardships of winter and financial reasons.
Despite the hardships, others do not wish to return to life under Russian bombardment.
While the displaced from the town of Kafr Sijneh Mustafa Mohammed, said that the shelling and dire living conditions in the town, would not convince him to return.
"I lost everything, my house was damaged by the shelling, and I want to keep my children, so I prefer to remain displaced," he said.
"No matter how hard it is, it is too easy for them to be injured during the shelling."
The director of the team of Syrian first responders, Mohammed Hallaj, said many are concerned and skepticism around the truce, similar to the previous truces announced by Russia or the Syrian regime.
"The same method is repeated again and again. Reconnaissance planes do not leave the sky, and then begin targeted air strikes, before this becomes aerial bombing campaigns. This is what we saw in previous military campaigns."
According to a report by the team, the regime forces targeted the area with 58 air strikes during the last week.
Since the "safe zone agreement" was signed in Sochi last September, over 100,000 have been displaced from the area, while 87,000 have returned to areas of southern Idlib countryside.
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