Essential supplies blocked from Kurdish neighborhood in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Foreign-backed factions are preventing the entry of diesel and flour into the Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo city in northwestern Syria, in clear violation of the agreement signed with the Syrian transitional government, an official said on Wednesday.
Ahmad Abdullah, co-deputy head of the Kurdish Neighborhood Council in Aleppo, told North Press that several provisions of the agreement—particularly the third and eighth articles, which guarantee the movement of residents between Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods on one side and the other neighborhoods of Aleppo, in addition to the entry of essential goods—have been breached.
Early in April, Badran Chiya Kurd, a senior AANES official announced the signing of a broad administrative, security, and service agreement between the council of Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo and the transitional government.
Abdullah added that the obstruction of supplies through the Deir Hafer route from northeast Syria is being carried out by “externally funded factions who do not want the agreement to succeed.”
He urged the Damascus government to honor the agreement signed between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and SDF Commander General Mazloum Abdi, stop the factions from violating its terms, and allow the entry of supplies into the Kurdish neighborhoods.
He also noted recent military movements around the neighborhoods, describing them as “unjustified provocations,” and reported drone activity. “Two days ago, a drone strike targeted an Asayish security checkpoint, injuring two of its members,” he said.
Abdullah further reported that residents are being kidnapped outside the neighborhoods despite the agreement ensuring freedom of movement across Aleppo. “Unknown groups are abducting people and taking them to undisclosed locations,” he said, stressing the need for Damascus to put an end to such violations.
He indicated that meetings between the Council and government representatives overseeing the agreement are ongoing, but “the government’s response has so far fallen short, particularly regarding repeated kidnappings of residents.”