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Winter Crisis in Kobani: Kurdish Children Face Deaths Amid Government Shift

2/3/2026

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Kobani, a Kurdish town in Syria, faces outages and shortages under the new Islamist Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Five children have died from harsh winter conditions.
Locals fear the arrival of Syrian government forces.
US officials advocate Kurdish cooperation with Damascus.
The Save the Kurds Act has been introduced in the US Senate to protect Kurds from potential retribution.

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Story summary

Kobani, a Kurdish town in Syria, faces outages and shortages under the new Islamist Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Five children have died from harsh winter conditions.
Locals fear the arrival of Syrian government forces.
US officials advocate Kurdish cooperation with Damascus.
The Save the Kurds Act has been introduced in the US Senate to protect Kurds from potential retribution.