Truck Loading with humanitarian aid queue From bumper to bumper amid olive groves on the Turkish-Syrian border, waiting to be allowed to cross into war-torn Syria.
inside baby Diapers and blankets, but also 15 kg (33 lb) bags of Flour, bulgur, sugar, chickpeas and peanut pastes for children suffering from poor nutrition.
Every month, the United Nations sends about 800 trucks through the Siligouzo crossing to deliver aid to it millions in need in Syria last The main opposition stronghold.
The frontier post called Bab al-Hawa on Syrian sideis the only point of pass allowed for UN relief supplies arrive in the Idlib stronghold.
But many fear that the crossing will be closed to UN trucks from July 10, cutting off big spaces of Idlib population of much needed help.
Russia is an ally of Damascus regime, has threatened use veto power In the United Nations Security Council vote and blocking efforts to renew permission for Cross-border deliveries.
Russia observers say using as a bargaining chip in The face of punish penalties over Moscow invasion of Ukraine.
“I think it will be a disaster if the decision is not renewed,” he said. senior United Nations humanitarian official Mark Cutts said last A week where a UN staff member visited -shipment The axis is near the border.
After 11 years of civil war in Syria, 3 million people live under rule of Opposition forces in Idlib stronghold on Turkish border.
Half of They were uprooted homes in other parts of Country and rely heavily on international helps.
visit also on Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US envoy to the United Nations, said Thursday she fears what will happen if supplies can no longer cross through Bab al-Hawa.
“It will only increase the suffering,” she said.
Russia has argued that help can instead Crossing via The parts controlled by Damascus of across the lines of conflict.
But critics They argued that this would mean much less aid to opposition-held areas.
In the Turkish province of Syrian rescue worker Ammar al-Salmo, Hatay, described conditions inside Idlib to the visiting US envoy, and said failure to renew the mandate across the border would be disastrous.
“There is no alternative for This authorization. “Cross-line help is not a substitute,” the member said. of White Helmets, a group most popular for Saving civilians after the Russians air strikes on opposition-controlled areas.
Turkey, which supports the opposition, is particularly keen to maintain the flow of Help in Syria like you never did want to me add to 3.7 million refugees already on her soil.
Ankara has already said so plans To bring a million Syrians back to tape of Territories captured from terrorist groups east along the border, a project This angered Damascus.
The trucks were also checked one by one in Silvigozo, Turkish official Orhan Akturk strived to be reassuring.
“Our local NGOs will continue to bring in in “Whatever happens,” the deputy governor said. of Surrounding Hatay Province.
human factor, who wire on condition of Anonymity because he was not allowed to speak to the press, said the Turkish Red Crescent (Kizili) display the phrase in All humanitarian aid on On behalf of the United Nations.
Kerem Kinik, President of the Turkish Red Crescent, who organization send average of 500 cross-border trucks every month, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But Sarah Kayali, the Syria researcher at Human Rights Watch, was suspicious.
She told AFP that there were very few “viable alternatives to the UN cross-border operation.”
It’s going to be tough for Turkish charities and others international NGOs to match Domain of UN operation or even donor trust in She said.
In Nahr el-Bared camp for 39- Displaced families inside Idlibyear- Muhammad Harmoush said that he and his wife six children Depends on Aid from abroad.
Aid delivery critical for us. “If they are boycotted, it will be a disaster,” he told AFP.
On the other hand side of the border, in Hatay former Engineer Mohamed said he was worried for nephews who stay behind in Idlib.
the man who It seems that in He’s in his sixties, and he didn’t give His nickname, he said he doesn’t have way to me help them the same.
without humanitarian aid. dead,” He said.
