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| Syria ceasefire: Aid still not reaching besieged areas | Syria ceasefire: Aid still not reaching besieged areas |
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| UN lorries with a month's worth of food for 40,000 people remain stuck at the Turkish border, two days after a truce came into effect in Syria. | |
| Getting aid to civilians in besieged areas like the rebel-held eastern half of the city of Aleppo is a priority. | |
| But disagreements between warring sides and concerns about safety are delaying emergency deliveries, the UN says. | But disagreements between warring sides and concerns about safety are delaying emergency deliveries, the UN says. |
| Criticism has also been levelled at President Bashar al-Assad's government for trying to control aid flows. | |
| It says it will only allow aid co-ordinated through itself and the UN to reach Aleppo. | |
| It has raised particular concern about aid coming from Turkey, which supports rebel factions in the city. | |
| Some 250,000 people are trapped in eastern Aleppo. Protests have been held against the UN as the area waits for aid but people are enjoying the temporary calm, residents say. | |
| "The streets were always empty before," a member of the rebel Free Syrian Army, Abo Haitham, told Reuters news agency. | |
| "But now people are coming and going, children are playing in the playground. But the downside is that the markets are empty." | "But now people are coming and going, children are playing in the playground. But the downside is that the markets are empty." |
| In government-controlled western Aleppo, pictures showed young people relaxing outside. Before the ceasefire, districts there were regularly targeted by rebel rocket and mortar fire. | |
| Residents of eastern Aleppo are reported to be in desperate need of fuel, flour, wheat, baby formula and medicines. | |
| Two convoys of lorries carrying aid crossed into Syria about 40km (25 miles) west of Aleppo on Tuesday but were not allowed to go much further, Reuters reports. | |
| One issue holding back aid deliveries is that al-Qaeda affiliates operate in the area, which may mean the main route into Aleppo is not yet safe, the BBC's James Longman in Beirut says. | One issue holding back aid deliveries is that al-Qaeda affiliates operate in the area, which may mean the main route into Aleppo is not yet safe, the BBC's James Longman in Beirut says. |
| Lorries carrying Russian aid, however, have reached government-held areas of Homs province. | Lorries carrying Russian aid, however, have reached government-held areas of Homs province. |
| The Syrian truce | The Syrian truce |
| How will the new Syria truce work? | How will the new Syria truce work? |
| On Tuesday, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that if the truce held, aid deliveries "should be taking place very, very soon". | |
| But he said the UN was still waiting for authorisation from the Syrian government. | But he said the UN was still waiting for authorisation from the Syrian government. |
| Since the truce came into effect on Monday, accusations have been made against both rebels and government forces for sporadically violating it. | Since the truce came into effect on Monday, accusations have been made against both rebels and government forces for sporadically violating it. |
| But it appears to have largely held. | But it appears to have largely held. |
| The deal, described by Mr Kerry as the "last chance to save a united Syria", was struck on Friday in Geneva after months of talks between Russia and the US. It requires both sides to allow unhindered access for humanitarian aid. | The deal, described by Mr Kerry as the "last chance to save a united Syria", was struck on Friday in Geneva after months of talks between Russia and the US. It requires both sides to allow unhindered access for humanitarian aid. |
| The Russian military says its warplanes, acting under the terms of the ceasefire, killed 250 fighters from so-called Islamic State north of Palmyra on Tuesday. The fighters were reportedly planning an attack. The report could not be independently verified. | The Russian military says its warplanes, acting under the terms of the ceasefire, killed 250 fighters from so-called Islamic State north of Palmyra on Tuesday. The fighters were reportedly planning an attack. The report could not be independently verified. |
| The number of deaths recorded since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011 recently rose above 300,000, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. | The number of deaths recorded since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011 recently rose above 300,000, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. |
| However, it said it estimated the full death toll to be about 430,000. | However, it said it estimated the full death toll to be about 430,000. |
| More than 4.8 million people have fled abroad, and an estimated 6.5 million others have been displaced within the country, the UN says. | More than 4.8 million people have fled abroad, and an estimated 6.5 million others have been displaced within the country, the UN says. |
| Areas of control around Aleppo | Areas of control around Aleppo |
| If the truce holds... | If the truce holds... |
| Jihadist groups like so-called Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham face the joint might of the Russian and US air forces | Jihadist groups like so-called Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham face the joint might of the Russian and US air forces |
| Moderate rebels and civilians in the areas they hold will no longer face the threat of indiscriminate air strikes such as barrel-bombing although the Syrian air force will not be grounded completely; aid deliveries will be allowed to areas currently under siege | Moderate rebels and civilians in the areas they hold will no longer face the threat of indiscriminate air strikes such as barrel-bombing although the Syrian air force will not be grounded completely; aid deliveries will be allowed to areas currently under siege |
| President Assad will be in a stronger position as the US and Russia engage two of his most effective military opponents while moderate rebels observe the truce with his forces | President Assad will be in a stronger position as the US and Russia engage two of his most effective military opponents while moderate rebels observe the truce with his forces |
| Syria's history of failed deals | Syria's history of failed deals |
| February 2012: Syrian government "categorically rejects" an Arab League plan calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission | February 2012: Syrian government "categorically rejects" an Arab League plan calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission |
| June 2012/January 2014/January 2016: Three failed UN-sponsored peace conferences in Geneva | June 2012/January 2014/January 2016: Three failed UN-sponsored peace conferences in Geneva |
| September 2013: Kerry and Lavrov negotiate a deal to strip the Syrian government of its chemical weapons in return for the US backing away from air strikes. Since then, the government has again and repeatedly been accused of using toxic chemicals against rebel-held areas | September 2013: Kerry and Lavrov negotiate a deal to strip the Syrian government of its chemical weapons in return for the US backing away from air strikes. Since then, the government has again and repeatedly been accused of using toxic chemicals against rebel-held areas |
| February 2016: World powers agree in Munich on a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" in Syria excluding jihadist groups. There is no agreement on any joint US-Russian operations. The "pause" quickly unravels as Assad promises to regain control of the whole country | February 2016: World powers agree in Munich on a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" in Syria excluding jihadist groups. There is no agreement on any joint US-Russian operations. The "pause" quickly unravels as Assad promises to regain control of the whole country |
| March 2016: President Vladimir Putin declares "mission accomplished" in Syria and orders removal of "main part" of Russia's air army in Syria. Russian air strikes have continued ever since | March 2016: President Vladimir Putin declares "mission accomplished" in Syria and orders removal of "main part" of Russia's air army in Syria. Russian air strikes have continued ever since |