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Hasakah- As a result of the attack and occupation of the Turkish state in Serêkanîyê (Ras al-Ayn), a city in North East Syria, tens of thousands of people had to leave the city. According to reports, 478 civilians died and 1,700 civilians were injured in the Turkey’s October 2019 military offensive to seize the city. The Autonomous Administration established the Washokani Camp for the internally displaced people to have a safe life. Now, 16, 307 displaced people stay in the camp. While the people living in the camp have been facing the most difficult times due to the neglect of humanitarian aid organizations, an explosion occurred in the camp on September 9. Four people, including two women and a child, were injured in the explosion. NuJINHA spoke to Serêkaniyê Migrant Committee member Nûra Nedir, Heyva Sor a Kurd (English: Kurdish Red Crescent) member Cihan Amir and Emîna Elî Kinêhir, a citizen living in the camp.

“All they want is to return to their homeland”

Indicating that the displaced people keep living in the camp despite everything in order to return to their homeland, Nûra Nedîr said, “Many people left their homeland due to the Turkish attacks. They keep living in the camp. Humanitarian aid organizations ignore these people. These people live under difficult living conditions in the camp. All they want is to return to their homeland one day. Four people, including two women and a child were injured in the explosion occurred in the camp on September 9. This attack was a terrorist attack. Everyone knows that the Turkish state supports terrorism. We want to prevent such attacks. The camp is a camp where civilians live and there are no soldiers.”

Call on the humanitarian aid organizations

Cihan Amir, a member of the Heyva Sor a Kurd office in the camp, drew attention to the situation of those injured in the explosion. “When the explosion occurred, we were working. After hearing the sound of the explosion, we went to the scene and helped the people. After the first medical treatment, we took the injured people to the hospital. The condition of the child was critical,” Cihan Amir said and called on the humanitarian aid organizations to protect the displaced people and raise their voices against the attacks on displaced people.

“What do they want from us?”

Emîna Elî Kinêhir (25) is one of the injured people in the explosion. Talking about the day when the explosion occurred, she said, “I was going to visit my mother along with my four children. When I was in front of the tent of my mother, an explosion occurred. I do not remember what happened then. I would like to thank the members of the Heyva Sor a Kurd for their help. We are displaced people, what do they want from us? They invaded our living spaces and now attack the camp we live in. I was injured in my leg, my condition is good. But the condition of the injured child is very bad.”