Canadian: People and Syria

canadian: THOMAS COEX / AFP/Getty Images By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Sat., April 8, 2017 Canadian aid workers in the Middle East are preparing for an influx of asylum-seekers into already crowded camps, fearing U.S. military action in Syria could drive more people out of the war-torn country, according to Toronto Star. The policy director at World Vision Canada said Saturday that his agency is planning for a new wave of people fleeing Syria, out of concern that Thursday's American military intervention could escalate. Canadian aid workers in the Middle East are fearing U.S. military intervention may drive more people into the already-crowded camps. American warships launched almost 60 missiles at a military airbase in central Syria, killing nine people. Read more U.S. launches cruise missile attack against Syria With that in mind, Martin Fischer said, he and his team have to ask themselves a number of questions in order to adjust their contingency plan. It marked the first time Washington has directly targeted Syrian government forces since the country's civil war began in 2011. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.