Why is it so hard to get aid into the country, and what could the earthquake mean for its future?
Tag: Syria
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Syria’s Assad Uses Disaster Diplomacy to Inch Back Onto World Stage
“A tragedy for Syrians is a boon for Assad because nobody else wants to manage this mess,” one analyst said of President Bashar al-Assad, who became a global pariah for his regime’s abuses during a civil war.
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A Week After Quake, 9 Survivors Are Rescued From the Rubble in Turkey
Among those rescued were two brothers who ate protein power and swallowed gulps of air, rare bright spots in one of the bleakest periods in memory for Turkey.
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Isolation and Resignation in Turkish Villages Hit by Earthquake
In rural southern Turkey, some villages were cut off from aid for days, and locals were left to fend for themselves.
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Syria’s Leader Agrees to 2 Border Crossings for Quake Aid
The decision is the first time that President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to opposition-held territory since the civil war began.