BEIRUT/ADANA — Earthquake aid from government\u002Dheld parts of Syria into opposition\u002Dcontrolled territory has been held up by “approval issues” with one hardline…
The hostilities that criss-cross Syria, shattered by nearly 12 years of conflict, are an added challenge for aid workers trying to reach the northern regions affected by Monday’s earthquake, which killed at least 29,000 people in Turkey and Syria and flatted swathes of towns and cities.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We won’t allow the regime to take advantage of the situation to show they are helping,” the source said. Arriving in Damascus on Sunday, U.N. envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen said: “We need all the access we can have, crossline, cross-border, and we need more resources. The U.N. is also hoping to ramp up cross-border operations by opening an additional two border points between Turkey and opposition-held Syria for aid deliveries, spokesperson Jens Laerke said.Article content
Russia has pushed for more cross-line deliveries but Laerke said that “in terms of volume and frequency of aid, the cross-border operation is the main show.”
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