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

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffJanuary 26, 2026 at 06:08 AM

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On January 26, 2026, a United Nations aid convoy reached the Kurdish-majority town of Ain al-Arab (Kobane) in Aleppo province, northern Syria. The 24-truck convoy, carrying food, fuel, and other essential supplies, aimed to alleviate growing humanitarian concerns in the town, which has been surrounded by Syrian government forces. The arrival of aid occurred as a ceasefire between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues to hold. The Syrian army stated they opened corridors to Ain al-Arab and Hasakah province to facilitate aid entry, coordinated with the Syrian government. Clashes between the SDF and the Syrian army had erupted earlier in January over integrating the SDF into the Syrian army, leading to the current ceasefire agreement brokered under US pressure.

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Ahmed al-Sharaa 40% United States 40% Turkey 40% Hasakah province 50% United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 60% Aleppo province ×270% UN ×280% Syrian Army ×580% Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ×690% Ain al-Arab (Kobane) ×690% Syria ×4100%

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aid convoy 90% ain al-arab 90% ceasefire agreement 80% syrian democratic forces 70% life-saving aid 70% syrian army 70% kurdish-majority town 60% humanitarian conditions 60% integration of sdf 50% aleppo province 40%