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Death Camp

Provocation of the "rebels"

Refusal of the United States

Poor access to basic necessities

Russia on Wednesday accused Syrian rebels and the United States of blocking the evacuation of a refugee camp in the territory under their control in southern Syria.

Death Camp

The Russian army has described the Rukban camp, located in the Washington-controlled area of ​​southern Syria near the US military base of Al-Qaeda, as a "death camp" at a press conference, Al-Tanf and close to the border with Jordan...

Provocations of the "rebels"

According to Moscow, a UN-led evacuation operation is scheduled to begin on September 27 in Rukban to transfer the remaining thousands of refugees to camps in Syrian-controlled territory. This operation is "about to collapse because of the provocations of the rebels controlled by the United States," said the Russian general Mikhail Mizintsev.

Refusal of United States

According to the Russian army, the rebels refused to ensure the safety of the evacuation convoys and grabbed some of the humanitarian aid distributed in the camp. "At present, the only obstacle to the evacuation of Rukban is the refusal of the United States to make the decision in principle to close the camp and put pressure on rebel groups to evacuate," denounced the General Alexei Bakine.

Poor access to basic necessities

Nearly 29,000 people were still in the Rubkan refugee camp in June. In a "critical" situation, they face "extremely poor access to basic necessities". The Russian army has also denounced an "even worse humanitarian situation" in the Al-Hol camp, in northeastern Syria, in the Kurdish-controlled territories. More than 70,000 people, mostly women and children who were transferred after their evacuation from the territories controlled by the terrorist group Darch, are crowded. The camp is "extremely overcrowded," according to the UN. According to Moscow, the health situation in Al-Hol is "most critical" and the lack of school for children makes it a potential "hotbed of extremism".