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The intense attacks of Assad regime and its allies forced some 21,000 civilians to flee their homes in Idilb over the last 24 hours, Anadolu Agency reported according to its sources on the ground.
Mohammad Hallaj, director of Syria's Response Coordination Group, said the forced migration gained momentum in Eriha and Jabal Zawiya regions of Idlib due to intensified attacks.
The attacks by the Assad army, composed of regime forces and Iranian-backed terror groups, and Russian strikes stand as the main reasons behind the forced migration.
The majority of the displaced people arrived at the camps near Turkish border while some others took refuge in the areas controlled by Turkey-backed rebel factions.
With the latest displacements, the number of people displaced from Idlib and Aleppo since November 2019 has mounted to 502,000.
In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
But more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the regime and Russian forces in the de-escalation zone since then as the cease-fire continues to be violated.
As a fresh move, Turkey announced on Jan. 10 that a new cease-fire in Idlib would start just after midnight on Jan. 12.
However, the regime and Iran-backed terrorist groups continued their ground attacks despite the fresh cease-fire.
Source: Anadolu Agency.