Syria’s agonizing decade: Crisis and stalemate
A US-Russia showdown over humanitarian border crossings stymies the UN peace process after 10 years of misery.
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Blinken: current approach to Syria aid is "indefensible"
On March 29, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, chairing a virtual UN Security Council meeting on Syria, called on the council to reauthorize the only border crossing for UN assistance and open two others that were shut down last year due to Russian and Chinese objections.