UN urges end to "catastrophic" Syria fighting

The United Nations has called for an end to fighting in two conflict
zones in Syria which it says is creating a "catastrophic situation."

Major offensives by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in
Eastern Ghouta and by Turkey in Afrin has displaced more than a
hundred thousand people in recent weeks.

United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric detailed the situation
facing civilians caught up in the fighting.

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United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Turkey's offensive
in northern Syria had had a significant impact.

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