DAMASCUS: A UN humanitarian convoy arrived on Sunday within the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane, full of individuals displaced by current clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson instructed AFP.
Earlier on Sunday (Jan 25), Syria’s army stated it had opened a humanitarian hall to the city, also referred to as Ain al-Arab in Arabic, and as soon as symbolic of Kurdish fighters’ victory towards the Islamic State group.
The help got here because the Syrian authorities and Kurdish forces prolonged a ceasefire settlement after Kurdish forces relinquished swathes of territory to authorities troops.
Earlier this week, residents in Kobane, instructed AFP that they lacked meals, water and energy and that the enclave was flooded with individuals who had fled the Syrian military’s advances.
The UN refugee company UNHCR spokesperson in Syria, Celine Schmitt, instructed AFP “the convoy has arrived”.
The UN’s humanitarian company, OCHA, stated earlier on X that the convoy of 24 vans carried “life-saving help, together with gasoline, bread, and ready-to-eat rations, to assist individuals affected by current developments”.
The convoy was coordinated with the Syrian authorities, in keeping with the UN.
In a press release, the Syrian army stated it was opening two corridors, one to Kobane and one other in close by Hasakeh province to permit “the entry of help”.
The Turkish border to the north and authorities forces on all sides encompass Kobane. It’s round 200 kilometres from the Kurds’ stronghold in Syria’s far northeast.
Kurdish forces accused the Syrian military of imposing a siege in town.
