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UN Convoy Reaches Besieged Kobane as Fragile Syria Truce Holds

The extended truce is intended to facilitate U.S.-backed transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq.

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A displaced boy plays with snow at a school used as a shelter for families displaced by clashes between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
Syrian families wait outside the courthouse for the release of their children who were held at al-Aqtan prison by retreating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Raqqa, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are cheered by local residents ahead of the end of a four-day truce with the Syrian government in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Overview

  • UN agencies confirm a 24‑truck convoy carrying fuel, bread and ready‑to‑eat rations reached Kobane/Ain al‑Arab, coordinated with Syrian authorities.
  • Syrian government forces and the SDF prolonged a four‑day pause by 15 days, with reports describing the ceasefire as fragile.
  • U.S. Central Command says the first 150 Islamic State detainees were moved from northeast Syria to Iraq, with up to 7,000 slated for transfer.
  • This month’s offensive left the government in control of much of the northeast, confined the SDF to Kurdish‑majority enclaves and displaced more than 173,000 people, according to IOM.
  • Damascus took over al‑Aqtan prison under an internationally sponsored agreement after SDF withdrawal, while both sides reported ceasefire violations including a deadly incident near Kobane.