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| First UN aid convoy enters quake-hit Syria via new crossing | First UN aid convoy enters quake-hit Syria via new crossing |
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| North-western Syria has been virtually cut off from aid deliveries | North-western Syria has been virtually cut off from aid deliveries |
| The first UN aid convoy has entered through a reopened border crossing into rebel-held north-western Syria, devastated by last week's earthquake. | The first UN aid convoy has entered through a reopened border crossing into rebel-held north-western Syria, devastated by last week's earthquake. |
| The UN said 11 lorries crossed from Turkey at Bab al-Salameh on Tuesday. | The UN said 11 lorries crossed from Turkey at Bab al-Salameh on Tuesday. |
| Many Syrians are angry over the lack of aid for the war-torn nation especially to rebel areas, after last week's quakes in which more than 41,000 are known to have died in Turkey and Syria. | Many Syrians are angry over the lack of aid for the war-torn nation especially to rebel areas, after last week's quakes in which more than 41,000 are known to have died in Turkey and Syria. |
| The UN and Syria's government on Monday agreed to use two more crossings. | The UN and Syria's government on Monday agreed to use two more crossings. |
| The other one is at al-Rai, also on the Turkish border. The UN said the crossings would initially be open for three months. | The other one is at al-Rai, also on the Turkish border. The UN said the crossings would initially be open for three months. |
| Two powerful earthquakes struck the south-eastern regions of neighbouring Turkey on 6 February early in the morning, when many people were asleep. | Two powerful earthquakes struck the south-eastern regions of neighbouring Turkey on 6 February early in the morning, when many people were asleep. |
| Hopes of finding any more survivors are fading. | Hopes of finding any more survivors are fading. |
| Crisis upon crisis: Why it's hard to get help to Syria | Crisis upon crisis: Why it's hard to get help to Syria |
| Satellite images show devastation in Syria town | Satellite images show devastation in Syria town |
| Countries with friendly relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including Russia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, began flying supplies to government-controlled areas of Syria soon after the tremor. | Countries with friendly relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including Russia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, began flying supplies to government-controlled areas of Syria soon after the tremor. |
| But the opposition-controlled north-west - where some 4.1 million people were relying on humanitarian assistance to survive even before the disaster - received no aid deliveries from the UN via Turkey until Thursday. | But the opposition-controlled north-west - where some 4.1 million people were relying on humanitarian assistance to survive even before the disaster - received no aid deliveries from the UN via Turkey until Thursday. |
| The UN blamed damage to roads leading to the Bab al-Hawa crossing, which until now was the the only land route the UN Security Council has authorised it to use. | The UN blamed damage to roads leading to the Bab al-Hawa crossing, which until now was the the only land route the UN Security Council has authorised it to use. |
| On Tuesday, the Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bassam al-Sabbagh, told the BBC's Radio 4's World Tonight programme that there would be be no discrimination over who was getting relief aid. | On Tuesday, the Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bassam al-Sabbagh, told the BBC's Radio 4's World Tonight programme that there would be be no discrimination over who was getting relief aid. |
| And he blamed the delay in opening more aid routes on what he called the "terrorist opposition" which controls the north-west. | And he blamed the delay in opening more aid routes on what he called the "terrorist opposition" which controls the north-west. |
| In a separate development, an orphaned Syrian baby born under the rubble of her collapsed home after last week's earthquake has been moved to a "safe location" by a health authority. | In a separate development, an orphaned Syrian baby born under the rubble of her collapsed home after last week's earthquake has been moved to a "safe location" by a health authority. |
| Baby Aya's mother, father and all four siblings died in the earthquake | Baby Aya's mother, father and all four siblings died in the earthquake |
| The Afrin Health Directorate took the precautionary measure to protect the girl, Aya, from possible kidnapping and adoption fraud, a source told the BBC. | The Afrin Health Directorate took the precautionary measure to protect the girl, Aya, from possible kidnapping and adoption fraud, a source told the BBC. |
| On Monday, there was a violent incident at the hospital in the opposition-held region where she was being treated. A male nurse, accompanied by two armed men, allegedly beat the manager. | On Monday, there was a violent incident at the hospital in the opposition-held region where she was being treated. A male nurse, accompanied by two armed men, allegedly beat the manager. |
| The head of the health directorate, Dr Ahmad Hajj Hassan, denied claims on social media that it was a foiled attempt to kidnap Aya. | The head of the health directorate, Dr Ahmad Hajj Hassan, denied claims on social media that it was a foiled attempt to kidnap Aya. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Middle East | |
| Syrian civil war | Syrian civil war |
| Bashar al-Assad | Bashar al-Assad |
| United Nations | United Nations |
| Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023 | Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2023 |
| Syria | Syria |