Bab al-Salam Receives 1st UN Aid-Shipment Cargo from Türkiye

Syrian crossing gate Bab al-Salam has received the first UN aid-shipment cargo from Türkiye.

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered the rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday, according to a statement by the UN.

Nearly 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa.

In the statement, the UN said on Monday that the Syrian regime had allowed the use of two more crossings, Bab Al-Salam and al-Raee, for an initial period of three months.

UN aid coordination agency OCHA also said that Harim, Afrin and Jebel Saman are the worst-affected districts in northwest Syria, and that more than 50 trucks loaded with aid from five UN agencies have so far arrived via the sole international crossing at Bab al-Hawa, from Türkiye.

Mr. Dujarric pointed out that "the UN continues to mobilize emergency teams and relief operations."   

Notably, the Syrian crossing gate Bab al-Hawa - has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria.