Civil Defense: The effects of the Assad regime’s recent military campaign in northern Syria will remain for years

In a statement, the Civil Defense confirmed that more than four million civilians in northern Syria are still under threat of continued military operations, bombing and displacement, despite the relative calm in the region.

The Civil Defense explained that the consequences of the military campaign of the Assad regime’s forces and its allies, which have passed two years since its launch, in terms of destroying the infrastructure and displacing more than a million and a half civilians, will have their effects for years.

The statement added: “Despite the relative calm in northern Syria, the tragedy of the Syrians has not ended yet, as a large part of the forcibly displaced have not been able to return to their destroyed homes or that were controlled by the regime forces, so that the camps would be their last refuge in light of the Corona epidemic that threatens them, and the crisis. Unprecedented humanity ”.

The Civil Defense stressed that a political solution in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2254 remains the only solution to the humanitarian crisis, to meet the legitimate aspirations of all Syrians and to ensure peace and stability, according to the statement.

On April 26, 2019, the Assad regime and its allies launched a major military campaign in northwestern Syria, in which they controlled large areas in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Latakia, and led to the fall of thousands of civilian martyrs and the displacement of more than a million and a half civilians from their areas, and the destruction Extensive infrastructure in the targeted areas.