Date: Jun 22, 2018 Source: The Daily Star UN fears for 750,000 Syrians caught in new offensive Reuters GENEVA: The United Nations is deeply concerned for around 750,000 people in southwestern Syria, where a military offensive has displaced people in Deraa governate towards the Jordanian border, a U.N. humanitarian statement said on Thursday. "Today, fighting and shelling continued to be reported in many towns on the eastern and western side of Daraya governorate," it said. "Yesterday [Wednesday], on 20 June, shelling and fighting in several areas of Daraya governorate reportedly resulted in the deaths of 20 people, including 11 in Daraya city; many others were injured."