Shehba Canton suspends education and municipal services because of Damascus embargo

Due to the embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Shehba Canton, education and municipal services were suspended for another week.

The heavy embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Shehba Canton continues.

Damascus government forces have not allowed food to pass between Aleppo-Shehba and Shehba-Manbij for two and a half months.

Afrin Region Education and Training Committee took a one-week break from school due to the fuel shortage.

The committee announced that the schools were suspended for one more week for the same reason.

Speaking to ANHA about the work of the public municipalities in Shehba, Afrin Region Local Administrations Committee Executive member Mihemed Elo said that the work of the municipalities in Shehba Canton has stopped due to the embargo and the lack of fuel.

Elo reported that the generators in the villages and towns of the canton have 15 days of fuel that can only run for 2 and a half hours a day.

Elo also said that the municipality limited its activities within the scope of providing drinking water to citizens and cleaning activities after one week. Elo urged international forces and legal organizations to pressure the government of Damascus to lift the embargo on the canton.