US EditionLife-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town: UN
- On Jan 25, a UN humanitarian convoy reached Kobane, carrying 24 trucks with life-saving aid including fuel, bread and ready-to-eat rations.
- On Saturday, Syria's government and Kurdish forces extended a four-day ceasefire by 15 days as residents earlier this week reported lacking food, water and power amid mass displacement.
- Kobane sits around 200 kilometres from the Kurds' northeast stronghold and faces acute pressure as it is bordered by the Turkish border to the north and surrounded by government forces, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the situation as "catastrophic" with deliveries nearly halted.
- The UN said the delivery was arranged in cooperation with the Syrian government after Syria's military opened two humanitarian corridors to Kobane and al-Hasakeh province on Sunday.
- Kobane's fall from its 2015 symbolism highlights shifting frontlines as the US transfers dozens of Islamic State prisoners with plans to relocate up to 7,000 and Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's administration seeks unity.
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The refugees in Kobane, a predominantly Kurdish city, are isolated by the blockade that the Syrian army maintains on the outskirts.
A first UN convoy arrived on Sunday to Kobane, a mostly Kurdish town in northern Syria surrounded by the army, to provide "vital assistance" to displaced persons who had fled the clashes.
While the population of Kobane faces critical shortages, the arrival of UN aid marks a turning point in a symbolic city, still under high tension between army and Kurdish forces.
In Syria, the government of Ahmed al-Sharaa has extended the ceasefire between government forces and Kurdish forces by 15 days. The army has opened two humanitarian aid corridors, one to Kobani and one to Al-Hassakah province.
The Islamist central government in Syria wants to bring the Kurdish regions of the country under its control. Human rights activists fear bad things.
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