More than a million people, primarily women and children, have been newly displaced in Syria since rebels launched an offensive to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Thursday.
Since the escalation of hostilities began on November 27, 1.1 million people have been newly displaced nationwide as of December 12. Women and children make up the majority, according to a statement from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
