Conflict displaces 60 thousand in Syria’s Hasakah

An estimated 60,000 people have been displaced in the wake of fierce clashes between Syrian forces and terrorist groups

An estimated 60,000 people have been displaced in the wake of fierce clashes between Syrian forces and terrorist groups in the northern city of Hasakah, according to the United Nations.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that clashes in Hasakah have displaced some 60,000 people with thousands of them entirely leaving the city to find a shelter in other parts of Syria.

Around 50,000 people have been displaced within Hasakah and another 10,000 have fled the city for the northern town of Amuda, the OCHA said, adding that those displaced included both ethnic Arabs and Kurds.

Fighting has raged in Hasakah over the past few days, with reports showing that militants of the Takfiri IS terrorist group have captured two southern districts of the city, where about “2,000 civilians remain trapped,” according to the OCHA.