Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Northwest Syria aid gets six-month extension

Northwest Syria aid

UNITED NATIONS – Cross-border humanitarian aid to northwest Syria, not green-lit by Damascus, remains ‘essential,’ the UN said, as the measure was de facto extended for six months without a new Security Council vote. The council had previously renewed the authorisation allowing aid into rebel-held areas in the country’s northwest “for a period of six … Read more

15 killed in northwest Syria attacks: UN

Northwest Syria attack kills 15

Fifteen people were killed over the weekend in attacks in northwest Syria, a UN spokesman said. Hostilities continued to impact civilians in the northwest part of the country, across Idlib, northern Hama and western Aleppo governorates,” said spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “fifteen … Read more