Aid for earthquake victims in Syria has hit a roadblock, with approval issues delaying the flow of aid from government-controlled areas into territory held by hardliner opposition groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a United Nations spokesperson, the hold-up is due to concerns raised by the Islamist Sunni group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement comes just a week after the Syrian government publicly declared its willingness to send aid to the northern zone, which was heavily impacted by the recent earthquake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The zone is largely under the control of HTS. The earthquake caused widespread destruction and displacement, leaving countless individuals in dire need of assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The delay in aid delivery only adds to their suffering. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aid for earthquake victims in Syria has hit a roadblock, with approval issues delaying the flow of aid from government-controlled areas into territory held by hardliner opposition groups. According to a United Nations spokesperson, the hold-up is due to concerns raised by the Islamist Sunni group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The announcement comes just a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":90473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,12,2930],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-syria","category-turkey"],"yoast_head":"\n