Barzani Charity Foundation delivers 30 trucks of humanitarian aid to Rojava

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF) on Tuesday announced it had sent humanitarian assistance to the victims of Turkey’s military campaign in northern Syria, an area also known as Rojava, or Syrian Kurdistan.

“It’s the first convoy of humanitarian aid to Rojava since the Turkish military operation began. The first convoy contains 30 trucks of aid,” Musa Ahmed, head of the BCF, told Kurdistan 24.

“The aid contains food, water, and medicines for the displaced people and victims at Hasakah Hospital,” Ahmed said.

He added that the BCF would send another convoy of humanitarian assistance to the people of Rojava.

BCF is one of the most active humanitarian NGOs in Kurdistan that often provides a substantial amount of aid to internally displaced persons and refugees.

The organization was founded in 2005 and strives to honor the great legacy of Malla Mustafa Barzani, the leader of the Kurdish Liberation Movement and influencer of the contemporary Kurdish nation.

BCF was one of the first organizations that responded to a call for Kobani’s reconstruction, a Kurdish city in Rojava that was liberated from the so-called Islamic State in January 2015.

On Oct. 9, Turkish forces and their Syrian Arab proxies launched a military campaign in Rojava. So far, around 60 civilians have been killed and over 130,000 people displaced, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany