Thousands of families svacuate Deir Hafir as YPG/SDF occupation continues
Aerial images captured on Friday show the town, home to around 30,000 people, largely deserted, with pedestrian and vehicle traffic nearly halted, including on the M15 highway. The Syrian army declared Deir Hafir and other areas west of the Euphrates a military zone on January 13.
While the M15 highway was designated by the Syrian Army as a humanitarian corridor for the safe temporary evacuation of civilians, the YPG/SDF has reportedly blocked parts of it with concrete barriers.
The Syrian Army opened the corridor on Thursday and Friday to facilitate civilian movement.
However, the YPG/SDF is reportedly preventing people from leaving, allegedly using them as human shields amid a potential military operation.
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