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UN expected to extend Syria aid for six months

The UN Security Council looks set to approve a six-month extension to humanitarian aid deliveries across the Turkish border which are seen as crucial to people in northwestern Syria [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]

The United Nations Security Council looks set to continue crucial cross-border aid to millions of people in northwestern Syria until January, according to diplomats, after days of wrangling with Russia over the huge operation.

The 15-member Security Council is expected to vote on the draft resolution for a six-month extension – put forward by Ireland and Norway and echoing a Russian text – on Tuesday.

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