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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 18-- While some fighting continues in northeast Syria, most other regions appear calm after Turkey declared a pause in its military offensive, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the situation is calm in most areas, with the exception of Ras al-Ain in al-Hasakah governorate, where shelling and gunfire continued to be reported earlier Friday, said Dujarric. The recent Turkish thrust into Syria has touched off a massive flow of civilians fleeing the fighting. Some 16,250 people reportedly were displaced from communities in northern Aleppo toward Manbij. Displaced families are staying with relatives or in informal settlements, said Dujarric. He said humanitarian partners of the world organization, despite the challenges of working in a conflict zone, were able to support more than 60,000 people in the last 48 hours. Internally displaced people in camps already have begun receiving winter items and stocks of food and medicine, the spokesman said. He said humanitarians have established necessary pipelines for bringing in aid to where the displaced are staying and mapped out pathways to move those in need to adequate care facilities. Notwithstanding the temporary cessation of hostilities, Dujarric said Guterres continues to follow the UN Security Council resolution mandating a political process to stop the Syrian conflict. "He is doing everything he can to make sure that, despite the bullets flying, that political process remains on track." | 
