Over 800,000 Syrians Flee Assad Offensive: UN

Over 800,000 Syrians Flee Assad Offensive: UN
Internally displaced children stand on snow near tents at a makeshift camp in Azaz, Syria, on Feb. 13, 2020. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters
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AMMAN—More than 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have fled their homes during a Syrian military campaign backed by Russia to clear Syrian rebels in northwest Syria since Dec. 1, a senior U.N. spokesperson said on Thursday.

The exodus is expected to continue, with thousands of people on the move as whole towns and communities flee to the safety of areas near the Turkish border, David Swanson told Reuters.