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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Calls to ease Syrian border controls as offers of aid pour in after earthquake

People search for victims and survivors of the earthquake in Sarmada, north-west Syria
People search for victims and survivors of the earthquake in Sarmada, north-west Syria. Photograph: Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images

International pledges of emergency aid have poured in for Turkey and Syria, leading to calls for the international community to relax some of the political restrictions on aid entering north-west Syria, the country’s last rebel-held enclave and one of the areas worst hit by the earthquake.

With the support of Russia at the UN, the government in Damascus allows aid to enter the region through only one border crossing. The Syrian Association for Citizens Dignity said all crossings must be opened on an emergency basis.

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