Damascus government, Turkish occupation prevent aid from afflicted

 A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck at dawn on Monday, February 6, Bakur (northern Kurdistan), Turkey, and northern and central Syria. It also affected the regions of northern and eastern Lebanon, and its aftershocks spread to the eastern Mediterranean region, and the regions of northern and eastern Syria, which led to great destruction, and tens of thousands of victims and injured.

 The earthquake was followed by the calls of the Damascus government and the Turkish occupation state and declaration of their need for international assistance, and declared many affected areas in the two countries.

 In statements to an agency affiliated with the Damascus government, Major General Safwan Bahloul, director of the government-affiliated Civil Defense, said: "The lack of fuel contributed to the delay in reaching the victims and rescuing them from under the rubble, and hindered the work of the rescue teams and their mechanisms."

 This comes at a time when a convoy equipped by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, including 50 tanks of fuel, is waiting at the al-Tayha crossing between Manbij and the areas of the Damascus government, without a response from the Damascus government, to send it to the affected areas in the areas controlled by the Damascus government.  Another convoy was sent today, bringing the total number of tanks to 100.

 This coincides with a second aid shipment prepared by the Autonomous Administration since February 8, which includes 30 tanks of fuel at the Umm Jaloud crossing between Manbij and Jarabulus, to be sent to northern Syria, but without a response from the other side.

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