Damascus govt. extends the mandate granted to bring aid into occupied areas
The Damascus government extended the permit granted to the United Nations to send aid to the occupied Syrian regions in the northwest of the country through two Turkish border crossings, at a time when the Tal Koçer crossing remains closed to all aid since 2020.
Syria's ambassador to the United Nations announced that the Damascus government has extended the permit granted to the United Nations to deliver aid to the occupied areas in the northwest of the country through two Turkish border crossings for another three months.
The Damascus government's ambassador to the United Nations, Qusay al-Dahhak, said in a post on the "X" platform that the United Nations can continue to use the Bab al-Salam and al-Rai crossings, according to An-Nahar newspaper.
The United Nations also used the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey to deliver aid to the territories occupied since 2014 with a mandate from the UN Security Council. But this matter stopped in mid-July of last year after the Council failed to reach an agreement to extend it.
Days later, the Damascus government said that the United Nations could continue to use the Bab al-Hawa crossing for another six months. The Damascus government extended this approval last month for an additional six months.
On the other hand, the Tal Koçer /Yarubiyah crossing between Iraq and the regions of northern and eastern Syria, which is inhabited by about 5 million people, including about a million displaced persons and refugees, remains closed by a UN decision since 2020.
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