Battle of tenderness .. a new and difficult challenge for humanitarian organizations

Battle of tenderness .. a new and difficult challenge for humanitarian organizations



Humanitarian organizations face several obstacles in front of their ability to respond to the latest humanitarian crises in the Syrian conflict and the resulting escalation of fighting aimed to expel the organization Daesh of tenderness, the most prominent stronghold in Syria.

Tens of thousands of civilians from the city of Raqqa and other areas in the northern province since Syrian forces began democracy last November, "the anger of the Euphrates" campaign against terrorists, with the support of the international coalition led by Washington.

It is expected to witness the city of tenderness waves new exodus after entering Syria democracy forces it last week.

The delivery of humanitarian aid to the extremely difficult tenderness order being found in a semi-desert region isolated and does not enter through the Turkish and Iraqi borders closed most of the time only a very small fraction of the support.

According to the emergency coordinator for Medecins Sans Facebook Linders borders told AFP: "There supplies, but it is still very limited in the needs of the population is very large."

Turkey closed the border crossings between them and the control of Kurdish areas in northern Syria, especially as it is the protection units of the Kurdish people, the backbone of the Syrian forces of democracy, "terrorist" organization.

The crossing with Iraq, which is 300 kilometers north-east of tenderness, it is still open, but the slow movement on it, according to what local officials say.

The United Nations deliberately now and then to deliver aid by air from Damascus to Qamishli, north-east of tenderness in the "complex and expensive process."

But this remains insufficient to meet the needs of the population, according to the provincial spokesman says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs David Swanson.

The United Nations hopes is the transfer of humanitarian aid from Aleppo (north) to Qamishli, thereby cutting off a distance of more than 400 kilometers, but they still need to test the safety of the road, according to Swanson.

- mines, raids and instability -

He lived in the city of Raqqa seized by terrorists in 2014, about 300 thousand civilians, including 80 people displaced from other areas of Syria. But tens of thousands have fled in recent months from the city and other areas in the province to offer Syria signed democracy forces expelled jihadists from large areas in the countryside of tenderness north and west and east before entering the city last week.

The United Nations estimates that more than 169 thousand people displaced in the province of Raqqa in the months of April and May. Currently lives of thousands in overcrowded camps where basic materials are not available.

In a camp in the town of Ain Issa, 50 kilometers north of tenderness, new IDPs say they are sleeping on the ground in the open without a mattress or even tents over their heads.

Explains Jalal camp Ayaf told AFP the director of "currently lives more than 25 thousand people in Ain Issa camp, which was set up to receive ten thousand people" only.

He adds, "provide support to humanitarian organizations, but it is not enough to prepare up" to the camp.

And it receives Ain Issa camp daily, according to Linders of "Doctors Without Borders", groups of up to 800 people. Others chose to sleep on the roadside and under trees in areas located north of the city.

Paul explains Daunaya of the "International Rescue Committee" that "the unstable security situation considerably" is another source of concern for humanitarian organizations in the region.

He explains, "There are a lot of mines and improvised explosive devices, as well as the risk to launch the organization of the Islamic state attacks," adding "reports on the killing of civilians fleeing raids by the" international coalition.

It is believed, he said that "more than half the population of tenderness may be fleeing the city at the end of the day, but they remain vulnerable to mines and snipers, the organization of the Islamic state and air strikes."

- "Mmytan two options" -

Civilians fleeing in the camps suffer from many health problems ranging from lack of fluids leading to chronic diseases, the ability to treat not available.

And humanitarian organizations also expect a rise in the number of wounded among the fleeing with the escalation of fighting in the city.

It works "Doctors Without Borders" on the establishment of medical centers near the front lines to rescue the injured before being transferred to the nearest hospital.

Says Linders "There are mines in hospitals (in the areas of restored jihadists) and it is very difficult to re-work before demining (...) This is may pose a significant challenge."

The most difficult things is the ability of humanitarian organizations already on access to those in need of assistance.

It explains Donhi "It ends a lot of people fleeing in areas very close to the fighting fronts," it is difficult for humanitarian organizations to reach.

Many originally could not leave the city of tenderness that the organization Daesh uses violence, threats and arrests to prevent them from escaping.

And risks already fleeing to pass in the clash areas or in minefields or even to be thinking of coalition aircraft targeted by mistake they are elements of the extremist organization.

He warned "Doctors Without Borders" last week that civilians find themselves in front of "deadly two options."

According to a report of the organization, "the parents to make impossible decision: either to remain in the tenderness and expose their children to violence increased air strikes, or to get out of them across the front lines of confrontation, knowing that they will have to cross the minefield and it is possible to find themselves in the crossfire clashes ".

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