"A United Nations convoy carrying life-saving aid has arrived in the Kurdish-majority town of Ain al-Arab in northern Syria as a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues to hold. The convoy's arrival in Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane, on Sunday came amid growing concerns about humanitarian conditions in the town, which has been surrounded by Syrian government forces."
"The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the convoy consisted of 24 trucks carrying life-saving aid, including fuel, bread, and ready-to-eat rations, to support people affected by the recent developments. It said the convoy was coordinated with the Syrian government. The Syrian army said in a statement that it was opening two corridors, one to Ain al-Arab, located in Aleppo province, and another to the nearby Hasakah province, to allow the entry of aid."
A United Nations convoy of 24 trucks carrying fuel, bread and ready-to-eat rations arrived in Ain al-Arab (Kobane) to support people affected by recent developments. The convoy was coordinated with the Syrian government after the Syrian army opened two corridors to allow aid into Ain al-Arab and nearby Hasakah province. Ain al-Arab, home to about 400,000 people, is hemmed in by the Turkish border to the north and government forces on all sides; electricity and water have been cut off for days. The SDF accuses the Syrian army of imposing a siege. Clashes erupted earlier over a dispute about SDF integration into the Syrian army, and a U.S.-pressured four-day ceasefire was extended by 15 days amid plans related to transferring some 7,000 detainees.
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