"So many people in such a short time have never wanted to escape from Syria. This is a disaster, "- said in a conversation with Bild representative of the humanitarian organization UOSSM, describing the situation in the province of Deraa in southern Syria.

"Starting from June 22, because of the military operation carried out by the Syrian regime with the support of Russian military security services and Iranian armed forces, at least 271 thousand. human. They are trapped: Jordan and Israel do not open their borders to them. They have nowhere to go: on the one hand - a closed border, on the other - bombs, "- says the author of the publication Julian Ropke. According to local health authorities, at least 216 civilians and about 100 insurgents have died since the onset of the air strikes.

"A week after the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, three allies - Assad, Russia and Iran - began active military operations in southern Syria - an operation that they could uninterruptedly prepare in recent months and the beginning of which coincided with the football championship in Russia," - notes the author.