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UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s Ain al-Arab as truce between army, SDF holds | Syria’s War News

UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s Ain al-Arab as truce between army, SDF holds | Syria’s War News

Convoy carrying food and fuel reaches Kurdish-majority town, also known as Kobane, in Aleppo province. 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. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Electricity and water in the town have also been cut off for days. 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 …