Published : 02-01-2016
Ahmad Hosain; the director of the AGPS, described the year 2015 as "The heaviest year" in which; the suffering of the Palestinian-Syrians were aggravated too much.
Hosain, in an interview with "Al-Resalah Net" from London, said that "this year added more regression to the chart of the past years, as the complications of the Syrian issue were reflected strongly on the Palestinian refugee camps, which got its own share of the consequences of the war, and had been pushed into a dangerous junctions which changed the distribution of Palestinians refugees map and contributed to repositioning of refugees bloc inside and outside Syria", also explained that "Syria camps were pided this year into three sections, one is under the regime's control, such as camps of (Nayrab, Hama, Homs, Lattakia, Al-Sayyida Zainab, and Khan Dannon), and the other one is under opposition's control (Al-Yarmouk, Khan Eshieh, Dara, and Al-Muzeireeb Town), and the third one in fully evacuated of its residents (Al-Husseiniya, Handarat, and Sabina).
Hosain stressed that the year 2015 witnessed a significant worsening in the living conditions of Palestinians in Syria, as most of the camps' residents lived under extreme poverty which means complete inability to provide minimum basic needs.
He pointed that many camps were subjected to strong security strains and frequent arrest campaigns regarding the camps under the regime's control, added to a significant rise in the level of prices of goods regarding the camps under opposition's control, and both of them are suffering from high unemployment rate.
Hosain explained that the hardest times experienced by Palestinians in Syria was the plight of the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp after many assassinations against relief and politician activists, ISIS managed to conspire with Al-Nusra Front branch in the region and break into Al-Yarmouk camp and take control of it, committing hundreds of violations against civilians and activists and NGOs alike.
Hosain said that ISIS targeted the humanitarian organizations and plundered their stores and stopped working the hospitals and water sources, as well as caused the displacement of the rest of civilians as the number fell from 20 thousand to 6 thousand only.
The AGPS' director pointed to the possible risk of handing the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp over to the Syrian regime, especially after successive leaks about an agreement between the regime and ISIS which provides for the last a secure withdrawal towards Al-Raqqa City, with no accurate information regarding the fate of the camp, which lost 185 citizens out of starvation and siege, the last one of them was "Nabila Khattab" recently.
Moreover, he pointed to the exposure of other camps to the siege and daily bombardments, such as Daraa camp and Al-Muzeireeb Town which had witnessed a constant bombardment throughout the year with barrels and missiles, as well as Khan Eshieh camp, which received tens of explosive barrels and artillery shells not ending with the Russian warplanes raids.
Hosain also said that "hundreds of refugees went missing during the migration process, as a result of drowning in the sea", indicating "the displacement of about 280,000 Palestinians inside Syria, in addition to 42.5 thousand others fled to Lebanon and lived under inhumane conditions. Also assured "the UNRWA's aid cuts of housing assistance to 1,100 families in Lebanon under the pretext of lack of funding" without forgetting the clashes and the security situation and the problems of school drop-out and the women and children work and the challenges of education.
The AGPS' director referred to Turkey's prevention of Palestinian-Syrians into its lands since the beginning of 2014, adding that the AGPS' statistics indicate that about 6 to 8 thousand Palestinians are living in Turkey all of them entered illegally, 70% of them live in the provinces the southern border, while the rest is distributed over Istanbul and cities of Anatolia and Mid-Turkey.
He said that "the refugees are suffering from harsh living conditions because of the huge gap in living costs as well as the lack of proper legal status that allows them to legally enter the labor market as well as the challenges related to language difficulties in the work environment and education for children.
Hosain said that "the end of the year indications show that the Turkish government is heading towards the imposition of further restrictions that may affect the Syrians themselves and deprive them of the right to enter without a visa".
Ahmad Hosain; the director of the AGPS, described the year 2015 as "The heaviest year" in which; the suffering of the Palestinian-Syrians were aggravated too much.
Hosain, in an interview with "Al-Resalah Net" from London, said that "this year added more regression to the chart of the past years, as the complications of the Syrian issue were reflected strongly on the Palestinian refugee camps, which got its own share of the consequences of the war, and had been pushed into a dangerous junctions which changed the distribution of Palestinians refugees map and contributed to repositioning of refugees bloc inside and outside Syria", also explained that "Syria camps were pided this year into three sections, one is under the regime's control, such as camps of (Nayrab, Hama, Homs, Lattakia, Al-Sayyida Zainab, and Khan Dannon), and the other one is under opposition's control (Al-Yarmouk, Khan Eshieh, Dara, and Al-Muzeireeb Town), and the third one in fully evacuated of its residents (Al-Husseiniya, Handarat, and Sabina).
Hosain stressed that the year 2015 witnessed a significant worsening in the living conditions of Palestinians in Syria, as most of the camps' residents lived under extreme poverty which means complete inability to provide minimum basic needs.
He pointed that many camps were subjected to strong security strains and frequent arrest campaigns regarding the camps under the regime's control, added to a significant rise in the level of prices of goods regarding the camps under opposition's control, and both of them are suffering from high unemployment rate.
Hosain explained that the hardest times experienced by Palestinians in Syria was the plight of the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp after many assassinations against relief and politician activists, ISIS managed to conspire with Al-Nusra Front branch in the region and break into Al-Yarmouk camp and take control of it, committing hundreds of violations against civilians and activists and NGOs alike.
Hosain said that ISIS targeted the humanitarian organizations and plundered their stores and stopped working the hospitals and water sources, as well as caused the displacement of the rest of civilians as the number fell from 20 thousand to 6 thousand only.
The AGPS' director pointed to the possible risk of handing the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp over to the Syrian regime, especially after successive leaks about an agreement between the regime and ISIS which provides for the last a secure withdrawal towards Al-Raqqa City, with no accurate information regarding the fate of the camp, which lost 185 citizens out of starvation and siege, the last one of them was "Nabila Khattab" recently.
Moreover, he pointed to the exposure of other camps to the siege and daily bombardments, such as Daraa camp and Al-Muzeireeb Town which had witnessed a constant bombardment throughout the year with barrels and missiles, as well as Khan Eshieh camp, which received tens of explosive barrels and artillery shells not ending with the Russian warplanes raids.
Hosain also said that "hundreds of refugees went missing during the migration process, as a result of drowning in the sea", indicating "the displacement of about 280,000 Palestinians inside Syria, in addition to 42.5 thousand others fled to Lebanon and lived under inhumane conditions. Also assured "the UNRWA's aid cuts of housing assistance to 1,100 families in Lebanon under the pretext of lack of funding" without forgetting the clashes and the security situation and the problems of school drop-out and the women and children work and the challenges of education.
The AGPS' director referred to Turkey's prevention of Palestinian-Syrians into its lands since the beginning of 2014, adding that the AGPS' statistics indicate that about 6 to 8 thousand Palestinians are living in Turkey all of them entered illegally, 70% of them live in the provinces the southern border, while the rest is distributed over Istanbul and cities of Anatolia and Mid-Turkey.
He said that "the refugees are suffering from harsh living conditions because of the huge gap in living costs as well as the lack of proper legal status that allows them to legally enter the labor market as well as the challenges related to language difficulties in the work environment and education for children.
Hosain said that "the end of the year indications show that the Turkish government is heading towards the imposition of further restrictions that may affect the Syrians themselves and deprive them of the right to enter without a visa".
