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REFUGEES who fled the Turkish invasion of Afrin have still not received international support despite an urgent appeal made last week.
More than 176,000 people have been forced to leave Afrin which has come under heavy bombardment from Nato’s second largest army.
Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, which began in January, brought together Turkish troops and Free Syria Army jihadist mercenaries to invade the largely Kurdish Afrin region in northern Syria on the pretext of fighting terrorism.
Horrific stories of beheadings, mutilations of dead bodies and chemical attacks have emerged during Turkey’s military offensive, with thousands forced to flee from their homes.
Many have settled in the Shehba and Sherawa regions, but officials report a desperate shortage of food, water and medical supplies. Despite issuing an urgent appeal for support last week, they say they have received no international aid.
Zeynep Hesen described conditions in the camp with children getting sick.
“They can’t bathe properly. When the weather gets a bit hotter, many infections will turn up too,” she said.
