Assad agrees to open 2 new crossings to Syria

Syria’s president Bashar Assad agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkiye to the country’s rebel-held northwest enclave to deliver aid for millions of earthquake victims.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement by President Assad to open crossing points at Bab Al-Salam and Al Raée for an initial period of three months. Currently, the UN has only been allowed to deliver aid to the northwest Idlib enclave through a single crossing at Bab Al-Hawa.