Refugee movements into Syria
| Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Publication Date | 12 August 2014 |
| Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugee movements into Syria, 12 August 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/53eb1b9e4.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
Another 10,000 to 15,000 Yazidi Iraqis fleeing Sinjar have arrived in Syria. Most are staying in the Newroz camp near Al Qamishli, run by local NGOs. Other refugees are scattered among various Yazidi villages in Qahtania or urban areas.
UNCHR teams from our Qamishli field office in Syria carried out an assessment mission to Qahtania on Saturday, and provided aid to hundreds of families staying in three villages and a local school. We also distributed tents, hygiene kits, sleeping mats, and other relief items to refugees staying in the Newroz camp which is now overcrowded with people - hundreds are sleeping in the open and more shelter and food aid is needed urgently.
Both refugees and local communities report that more refugees are on the way. Our field teams report seeing local people from nearby villagers were distributing water and basic foods to the refugees on their journey.
