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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
World
Melissa Chemam

Caught between conflict and crisis, Syria faces 'incredibly fragile moment'

A family flees from the vicinity of Humaymah village, east of Aleppo, in Syria on 16 January, 2026. © AFP - OMAR HAJ KADOUR

After more than a decade of war, a surge of violence in northern Syria is forcing thousands of people to flee – even as others return to a fractured country under a fragile interim government. With two-thirds of the population in need of urgent assistance and the UN humanitarian response underfunded, the Danish Refugee Council's Charlotte Slente tells RFI why aid groups fear catastrophic consequences as cold weather and economic collapse push millions to the brink.

Clashes in and around Aleppo have displaced around 170,000 people since mid-January, as the Syrian army seeks to extend its control over previously Kurdish-controlled areas.

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