Idlib braces as a crossing to Syria prepares to close | Middle East| News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW
Idlib braces as a crossing to Syria prepares to close Millions of people in Syria's Idlib region depend on foreign aid that passes through only one border crossing. The UN mandate regulating passage through it is about to expire; human catastrophe looms if it isn't renewed. Camps for displaced people in Idlib would be hit especially hard by the closure The Syrian city of Idlib is separated from the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Turkish border by about 40 kilometers (25 miles). Huda Khayti, director of the Women Support and Empowerment Center Idlib, travels there several times each week to check...