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<p>The humanitarian situation in Ain Al Arab sub-district, which includes Kobanî city,
remains difficult, with over 50,000 people in acute need of assistance. The UK is
supporting partners to deliver relief packages, food assistance, and livelihoods interventions.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Despite the challenging humanitarian environment, UN voluntary
refugee return interviews indicate that over 20,000 Syrian refugees living in Turkey
intended to return to Syria in 2018, with 1,585 expressing their intention to return
to Ain Al Arab district. The UK is committed to ensuring that any refugee returns
to Syria take place voluntarily and in line with international law. We will not support
forced returns before Syria or parts of it are declared safe by the UN.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The UK will not consider providing any reconstruction assistance in Syria,
including in Kobani, until a lasting political settlement to end the conflict and
protect the rights of all Syrians is firmly underway. While the conflict is ongoing,
we are focused on providing life-saving and life-changing support for millions of
people across Syria. We remain the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian
response in Syria since 2011 and have now committed £2.71 billion to the Syria Crisis
to date.</p>
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