The United Nations has called for unimpeded access to almost 250,000 Syrians stranded in the desert near Jordan and Israel, who fled as forces loyal to the regime of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, entered rebel-controlled parts of Deraa.
The Guardian: UN calls for access to Syrians stranded in desert after Deraa’s fall
Jordanians watch as smoke rises above the southern Syrian province of Deraa from the Jordanian side of the Nassib border on June 7, 2018.
