Syrian Government Offensive Forces Thousands To Find Shelter In Caves, Cars -- McClatchy News
AL SAHRIAH, Syria — Under bombardment from combat aircraft, tanks and rocket launchers, at least 100,000 people have fled the towns and villages north of Hama in central Syria in the past 10 days, rebels say. But shelter has run out in this part of northern Syria, and many have been forced to live in the open or even in nearby caves.
The latest wave of displacement in Syria’s tide of misery was set in motion when the government, seeking to reverse rebel gains, began a heavy-weapons assault on Kernaz, a town of 20,000 that controls access to the al Ghab Valley, where rebels and the Syrian army now live in a tense coexistence.
Residents fled in farm vehicles, rickety cars and on foot to this modest village of 100 houses. One family here took in 49 guests. “If we have two rooms, we give one to the displaced people,” said Khalid al Ali, 28, the imam of the small Sunni Muslim mosque. “We share everything.”
The displaced kept on coming, and soon the only shelter left was two small limestone caves across the road from the village.
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My Comment: 100,000+ refugees in 10 days and in the middle of winter .... I cannot imagine the chaos and suffering that must be happening right now in this part of Syria.
Update: The following is a depressing article on how U.N. aid is being distributed in Syria .... and concerns that the Syrian government is trying to manipulate the distribution of this badly needed assistance. That link is here.
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