More than 60,000 people displaced in northeastern Syria

More than 60,000 people have been displaced in camps in northeastern Syria following the start of Turkey's military offensive, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

"In the last 24 hours it's reported that more than 64,000 people fled their homes in northeast Syria. If the offensive continues it's possible a total of 300,000 people could be displaced to already overstretched camps and towns still recovering from the fight against ISIS," said Misty Buswell, IRC's communications director for the Middle East.

The Turkish president has strongly criticized the Arab and European countries that denounced the Turkish military attack and called on Saudi Arabia to question its actions in Yemen before criticizing Turkey and Egypt to question his president, Abdelfattah Sissi, who is killing democracy in his country. '

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to “open the gates” for Syrian refugees in his country to migrate to Europe if the continent’s leaders label Turkey’s military campaign in north-eastern Syria an “occupation”.

He warned EU states he would “open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way” during a combative speech at a meeting of lawmakers from his Justice and Development (AK) party on Thursday.