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The continued a crushing siege of two Kurdish neighbourhoods in largest city of Ìýfor the twelfth day running on Tuesday.

The Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya neighbourhoods, controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), have been blockaded by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as part of an operation that has seen restrictions on life there for over a month.

The SDF and allied policeÌýfrom the Kurdish-runÌýAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)Ìýretaliated by taking control of areas controlled by the regime in the city centreÌýof Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Thursday.

However they withdrew soon afterwards.

µþ³Ü³ÙÌý°®Âþµº's Arabic language serviceÌýon Monday reported an SDF-aligned source as saying that Kurdish-led forces had removed regimeÌýcheckpoints from the centre of Qamishli, which is located in Hasakah province.

The SDF earlier this monthÌýseized regime bakeries in Hasakah province, in a move seen as an attempt to pressure the regime to end itsÌýblockade in Aleppo.

A source in one of the besieged AleppoÌýneighbourhoods told °®Âþµº'sÌýArabic-language service that the SDF and the regime are both responsible for the residents' misery.

They added that there were protests on Monday against the regime calling forÌýan end to the blockade, which has caused prices to skyrocket by between 60 and 100 percent, in addition to demonstrations against the SDF.

Activists called on Turkish authorities to stop using administrative detention to pressure refugees to sign "voluntary return" documents and deport them to Syria.
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Limited quantities of food, medical and industrial supplies are being allowed into Sheikh Maqsoud and Ahsrafiya by the regime, though there are high costs attached, according to the source.

For over two weeks, only small amounts of flour and fuel have been let into Sheikh Maqsoud, leading to a rise in bread prices while many bakeries have stopped work.

Bakery owners have warned that flour reserves are almost gone.

The on Monday accused the regime of stopping medicines from reaching the twoÌýneighbourhoods or making them exceedinglyÌýexpensive.