The UN says over 45,000 people have been displaced following the ongoing conflicts in Syria’s southwestern province of Daraa, warning that the number could double if clashes continue.

“We expect the number of displaced people could nearly double as violence escalates,” Bettina Luescher, spokeswoman for the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), said at a briefing on Tuesday.

Spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Jens Laerke said at the same briefing that civilians including children have lost their lives and been injured during the conflicts and a hospital has been put out of operation.

Earlier on the day, the Syrian army troops had managed to push the Takfiri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists out of the Laja area and the strategic town of Busra al-Harir in Daraa Province.

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