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Syria - Escalation of hostilities, spillover effects in Northeast Syria (DG ECHO Partners, UN OCHA, NES Forum) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 December 2024)

  • The ongoing conflict in Northwest Syria has already displaced thousands of families.
  • While the situation is still volatile, some 125,000 people are reported having entered Northeast Syria (NES) since the beginning of the current escalation of hostilities.
  • The situation in NES is already dire: overcrowded camps lack capacity for new arrivals, and inadequate shelters heighten health and safety risks. Recent airstrikes severely damaged vital infrastructure, leaving over 1.05 million without power and clean water, worsening long-term conflict impacts. Compounding these challenges are a suspected cholera outbreak, surging fuel prices, lack of fuel availability, limited capacity to provide essential aid like healthcare, food, shelter, WASH, and education, and recent displacement of over 23,000 fleeing violence in Lebanon into Northeast Syria.
  • DG ECHO and Partners are closely monitoring the situation to assess the level of humanitarian needs.