Leaders of Syrian humanitarian aid groups call on the international community to take action to stop the escalation of violence in the war-torn country
A man carries a child while leaving the area after airstrikes by the Assad Regime hit the de-escalation zone of Ariha in Idlib, Syria on May 27, 2019. 9 people were reported killed and 28 injured.
A Syrian rescue group and an alliance of non-governmental organisations gathered in Istanbul on Friday e the escalation of violence in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria. Speaking in Istanbul, the chairman of the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, Raed al Saleh, said a catastrophic humanitarian crisis is imminent.
He said international pressure on Russia was urgently needed to stop the Syrian regime's "barbaric campaign", which has already displaced some 300,000 people, according to the rescue group. Another speaker, Dr Zahed al Masri, representing health workers, warned this could lead to a new refugee crisis that would affect Turkey and the European Union.
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