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Quake relief reaches rebel-held Syria through government crossing
14 February 2023 16:10 GMT
The UN confirmed an aid convoy had crossed from Turkey into rebel-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salama crossing after the government opened the border.
The crossing had been closed for UN aid since 2020 after pressure from Syrian ally Russia at the UN Security Council said all relief to rebel-held territories should enter via government-controlled crossings.
Paul Dillon, a spokesman for the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM), told AFP in Geneva that "11 IOM trucks" entered through "the newly opened Bab al-Salama border".
Dillon said the convoy had essential humanitarian assistance, including shelter materials, mattresses, blankets and carpets.