Turkish troops seize Syria’s Suluk; Daesh families flee camp

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Sunday Turkish troops and their militant allies had entered Suluk, some 10 km from Turkey’s border.

Suluk is southeast of the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad. The seizure came a day after Turkey’s defense ministry said its forces had taken control of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain. 

Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad have been the primary focus of Turkey’s incursion launched on Wednesday. They have come under heavy bombardment,  prompting tens of thousands of civilians to flee.

The UN said Sunday Turkey’s deadly invasion of northeastern Syria has forced 130,000 people to flee their homes.

“We have moved into a planning scenario where up to 400,000 people could be displaced within and across the affected areas,” Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, told AFP news agency.

It said concerns remain grave around the risks facing thousands of vulnerable displaced persons, including women and children in various displacement camps.