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<p>We joined EU partners in a statement urging all parties to ensure the protection
of civilians and unhindered, safe and sustainable humanitarian access throughout Syria
including for humanitarian aid workers and supplies. We have also repeatedly called
on all parties to uphold their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. We
are in close contact with the authorities in Turkey and in Iraq, including in the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on the situation in north-east Syria including on the need
for humanitarian access. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p>
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