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NES NGO Forum Update #12: Humanitarian impact of recent developments in Syria on Northeast Syria (20 January 2025)

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Situation Overview

In Northeast Syria, individuals are moving from emergency collective centers to host communities.
As of January 20, a total of 24,659 people were recorded in 204 active emergency collective centers.

Amidst ongoing conflict in Northeast Syria, repeated airstrikes have occurred in the vicinity of Tishreen Dam, affecting both civilian lives as well as threatening the infrastructure itself. Over the course of the week, multiple aerial strikes were reported in the vicinity of Tishreen Dam, leading to injuries, deaths and the targeting of one ambulance1 .

Clashes near Tishreen Dam have placed approximately 20,000 residents in 10 surrounding villages at risk, with some families having to flee their homes. The displaced families are being received in neighbouring villages where they face overcrowding and increased protection concerns.

As a result of the conflict, more than 413,000 people in Manbij and Kobani remain completely cut off from water and electricity for more than 42 consecutive days.

The security situation inside Manbij is worsening, with three incidents reported in recent weeks, including an IED that exploded in one of the main markets and residential areas on January 17, destroying and damaging dozens of shops and civilian buildings. Prior to this incident, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) have detonated in densely populated areas of Manbij City, causing significant damage to the surrounding neighbourhoods.