Siege on Kobani threatens hundreds of thousands of civilians

Kobani continues to face a strict siege imposed by factions affiliated with the Interim Government since January 20, leading to a sharp deterioration in humanitarian and living conditions within the city. Residents are suffering from an almost complete shortage of medicines and baby formula, alongside severe scarcity of food and essential supplies.

Despite the ongoing siege, Kobani hosts more than 200,000 displaced people sheltered across roughly 70 centers within the city. The lives of nearly 600,000 civilians and displaced persons who fled attacks on their areas in recent months have also been affected.

The suffering of residents is compounded by a complete blackout of electricity and internet services, as well as a shortage of heating supplies amid winter, which has negatively impacted the functioning of service and humanitarian facilities and made meeting basic needs even more difficult.

In a related development, the Turkish occupation prevented dozens of aid trucks collected by the people of Northern Kurdistan from entering the city. Meanwhile, a new meeting was held yesterday, Sunday, between a delegation from the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in Kobani and security forces in Aleppo to discuss mechanisms for implementing the provisions of the agreement signed on January 29 between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Interim Government, which called for lifting the siege on the city. However, the siege remains in place with no practical steps taken to implement the agreement. 

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ANHA