Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings for 3 months

UN: Syria extends humanitarian aid access via two border crossings

DAMASCUS, May 14 — Syria has extended for three months humanitarian aid access into quake-stricken rebel-held areas from Turkey via two border crossings, a United Nations representative said yesterday. The Syrian foreign minister conveyed the decision “to allow the UN to continue using the Al Ra’ee and Bab Al-Salam crossings for an additional three months,” Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, …

Syria to keep two crossings on border with Turkey open for aid delieries

The earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred on February 6 with nine-hour intervals in Kahramanmaras province in southeastern Turkey

Syria extends humanitarian aid access via two border crossings

Following international pressure, Damascus agrees to let the UN use the Bab al-Salama and Al-Rai crossings.

Syria Extends Opening of 2 Border Crossings with Turkey for Quake Aid

Syrian President Bashar Assad had agreed to open the border crossings at Bab al-Salameh and al-Rai for three months to allow aid to flow into Idlib province a week after the earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings

Bab Alsalama and al-Ra’i will remain open for an additional period of three months ending on 13 August.