translated from Spanish: The UN estimates that the Turkish offensive in Syria has caused more than 70,000 displaced in just 48 hours

The United Nations World Food Programme has estimated that more than 70,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in less than 48 hours since the start of the Turkish Spring of Peace operation against Kurdish forces in the North Syria.This exodus has taken place specifically in Hasaka and Raqqa provinces, as reported by a PAM spokesman during a press conference in Geneva.Assimisimo, the UN agency has pleaded with the parties to the conflict to continue to allow access to the humanitarian aid to the more than 650,000 people in the northeastern region of Syria in need of urgent sustenance. At least two people have been killed in Turkey from the impact of a shell fired from Kurdish militia-controlled territory in Syria, according to an official Turkish balance that replicates the count of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which have 22 the number of casualties in its ranks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday ordered the start of the cross-border operation with which he aims to contain the threat posed by Islamic State and especially the SDGs, which have the People’s Protection Units among their ranks ( YPG) Kurdish. Turkish authorities had reported in recent days the deaths of several civilians and on Friday they have confirmed two more deaths in Suruc district, Sanliurfa province, from the impact of a mortar shell, according to the news agency Anatolia.The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has assured that, until Thursday night, he was aware of the deaths of seven civilians in Syria by operations from Turkey or its allies. Added to this balance goal would be a ninth casualty killed by the actions of Kurdish armed groups. Turkey’s Defense Ministry also confirmed on Friday its first military outflow on the offensive, in which 342 terrorists would also have been “neutralized”, according to their recount. This euphemism includes both the deceased and the injured and detained. The SDF has claimed that 22 of its members have lost their lives to the offensive between Wednesday and Thursday, Reuters reports. According to the official Syrian agency, SANA, on Friday Turkish forces have bombed several points in the Hasaka region, including residential areas. Syrian media have also confirmed a car bomb explosion next to a restaurant in the Kurdish-controlled town of Qamishli region. The SANA agency has confirmed “several” deaths, while Kurdish security sources cited by Reuters have resulted in at least three deaths. According to these sources, Islamic State has increased its activity in the area since the start of the Turkish offensive, although they have not directly blamed the terrorist group for being behind this attack.

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