Earthquake aid from government-held parts of Syria into territory controlled by hardline opposition groups has been held up by approval issues with Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a United Nations spokesperson told Reuters on Sunday.
"Turkey has opened all the roads and we won't allow the regime to take advantage of the situation to show they are helping," the source said., shattered by nearly 12 years of conflict, are an added challenge for aid workers trying to get help to people affected by the earthquake that has killed more than 28,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
An aid convoy from Syria's Kurdish-led northeastern region carrying fuel and other aid was also turned back on Thursday from the northwest, where Turkey-backed rebels reign.engage in good faith"It is important to allow unimpeded access for aid to arrive in all areas where it is needed," Dan Stoenescu told Reuters.
"Entering a fake blame game is not constructive and does not help us deliver aid to those in so much need and distress in a more timely manner. On the contrary," he added. Reporting by Timour Azhari in Beirut; Additional reporting by Suleiman al-Khalidi in Amman, Khalil Ashawi in Idlib and Maya Gebeily in Adana Editing by David Goodman and Susan Fenton
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