Fighting forces 120,000 people to flee within Syria in October

The humanitarian community estimates that at least 120,000 people have been displaced in Syria's Aleppo, Hama and Idleb governorates since early October due to the ongoing fighting.

"People have been mostly displaced within the affected governorates where they lived, close to their original towns and villages, while others have fled to camps near the Turkish border," said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric at Monday's daily briefing.

Humanitarian partners continue to scale up their response to help the displaced, said Dujarric. "People need tents, basic household items, food, water and sanitation services."

"Distributions of cooked meals and ready-to-eat food have started in Aleppo, Idleb and Hama but these need to be increased," he said. "Six mobile health clinics have begun to provide medical assistance to the wounded and other patients in Aleppo."

The Zabadani, Fouah and Kafraya ceasefire agreement reached in Istanbul on Sept. 22 made the delivery of humanitarian aid possible.

"Negotiations continue regarding the provision of additional humanitarian supplies to areas covered by the ceasefire agreement," he said.

More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives and 11 million others have been forced from their homes in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. Enditem