BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 05:07:00
But that's not the only problem. the whole un aid effort into idlib province is reliant on one border crossing — bab al—hawa crossing — that is right in the middle of the zone that's been badly damaged by the earthquake, and that crossing itself is badly damaged, that route is not viable for large—scale aid efforts. and, frankly, syria and russia kind of like it that way. the whole strategy towards the north—western part of the country has been to grind it into oblivion through bombing, starvation and aid blockages. so, in that sense, the earthquake and the aid cut off kind of serves...