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Possible closure of Turkey-Syria crossing alarms aid groups

Fears are mounting about a looming humanitarian catastrophe amid concerns that Russia will close the last border crossing through which UN and NGO aid passes to reach millions of needy in north Syria.
A convoy transporting humanitarian aid crosses into Syria from Turkey through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing on Jan. 18, 2022.
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The Syrian Response Coordination Group (RCG), an Idlib-based humanitarian nongovernmental organization assisting the displaced in northwestern Syria, has recently warned of the danger of the closure of the Turkish border crossings with Syria. 

In a statement posted on Facebook March 31, the RCG said the closure of the crossings could block vital humanitarian aid heading to northern Syria, pointing to the severe shortage of aid convoys from the areas controlled by the Syrian government compared to those coming from Turkish territories.

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