An aid convoy reached rebel-held north Syria from Turkey on Tuesday, the first through Bab al-Salama crossing that reopened for UN relief after last week’s earthquake, the United Nations said.
The first UN aid delivery to rebel-held areas after the quake entered through the northwestern Bab al-Hawa crossing on Friday.
The Bab al-Salama crossing had been closed for UN aid since 2020, under pressure at the UN Security Council from Syrian regime ally Russia, calling instead for all relief for the war-torn country to enter via government-controlled areas.
Over the past three years, Bab al-Hawa remained the only border crossing still open for international aid into parts of Syria outside government control, but on Monday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Damascus had allowed the United Nations to use again Bab al-Salama and Al-Raee crossings to deliver aid.
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