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First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

Damaged buildings in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Syria's rebel-held town of Harem on February 13, 2023. © Mahmoud Hassano, Reuters

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday. More than 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa. The UN said on Monday that President Bashar al-Assad had allowed the use of two more crossings, Bab Al-Salam and al-Raee, for an initial period of three months.

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