In the wake of the Turkey-centered earthquakes that also devastated parts of Syria on February 6, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) launched a campaign called “Together for Humanity” and continues providing aid to the affected areas. On Sunday, AANES sent two trucks of aid from Kobanê Canton to the al-Tayiha crossing in Manbij to be delivered to Aleppo and Shehba.

In a statement on Sunday, the Euphrates Region Autonomous Administration Social Affairs and Works Committee Co-Chair Helin Hajim said that they had been able to get permission to deliver aid to the quake-hit areas. Yet, the trucks with humanitarian aid have been kept waiting at al-Tayiha crossing by the Damascus regime for the second day in a row.

Following the Damascus government’s obstruction of aid delivery to Aleppo on March 14, AANES withdrew the humanitarian aid convoy from al-Tayiha crossing. The Damascus government also prevented the passage of 100 fuel trucks prepared by AANES to be delivered to Aleppo and Shehba for 9 days.