Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018

As of July 11, approximately 235,000 people remained displaced, with around 160,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) located near the Golan Heights along the Syria-Israel border. Relief actors, including U.S. Government (USG) partners, are providing assistance to displaced populations, as access allows. The joint SARG-GoRF military campaign has had a significant impact on the humanitarian situation in southern Syria. The conflict has resulted in at least 214 deaths and has damaged or destroyed critical infrastructure, including hospitals and schools. In early July, SARG aerial attacks damaged at least five hospitals in Dar'a, killing at least five health care workers. Relief organizations are advocating for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure as military operations continue in southern Syria. In northwestern Syria, SARG and GoRF airstrikes have caused significant harm to civilians and critical infrastructure. On June 10, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement condemning the airstrikes, which killed at least 36 people and wounded at least 115 others in Idlib's towns of Bennsh, Maar Tamsrin, Ram Hamdan, Teftanaz, and Zardana. The airstrikes have raised concerns about a potential escalation in violence in the governorate. Between April 1 and June 17, the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster recorded more than 70,000 primary and secondary displacements in northwestern Syria, primarily from Homs and Rif Damascus governorates. In northeastern Syria, the recapture of Dashisha town by the Syrian Democratic Forces on June 17 has resulted in the displacement of approximately 1,000 civilians from areas of southern Al Hasakah Governorate. As of June 21, approximately 250 IDPs had reached Al Hasakah's Al Hol camp, while additional IDPs were reportedly sheltering in other northeastern Syria IDP camps or with host community members. Humanitarian agencies are preparing for the arrival of up to 10,000 IDPs from Dashisha and surrounding areas to Al Hol as military operations continue in the northeast.