Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

In an update from OCHA, more than 25,000 people have been displaced from Manbij due to intensified hostilities, with clashes occurring in Aleppo and around the Tishreen Dam. The escalating violence has led to a total of 652,000 newly displaced individuals as of 27 January, with reports of shelling, clashes in displacement camps, car bombings, and criminal activities in coastal areas. The UN agency also highlighted the urgent need for $1.2 billion in aid to assist 6.7 million vulnerable Syrians, amidst severe public service and liquidity constraints in various governorates.

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