• After Russia and the West failed to strike a deal to keep aid flowing to north-west Syria, Syrian photojournalist Muhammad Haj Qaddour said: 'I think cutting aid has its pros and cons, as the aid has made a large group of society dependent on support.' All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
    After Russia and the West failed to strike a deal to keep aid flowing to north-west Syria, Syrian photojournalist Muhammad Haj Qaddour said: 'I think cutting aid has its pros and cons, as the aid has made a large group of society dependent on support.' All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
  • Hassan al-Fadl, director of the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib, said: 'The suspension of aid has negative consequences ... this will constitute a new tragedy in addition to the tragedy experienced by the Syrian people'
    Hassan al-Fadl, director of the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib, said: 'The suspension of aid has negative consequences ... this will constitute a new tragedy in addition to the tragedy experienced by the Syrian people'
  • The director of the Al-Tah camp, Abdul Salam al-Youssef, said: 'Cutting off aid to the displaced and not bringing this aid in from the border will have disastrous results'
    The director of the Al-Tah camp, Abdul Salam al-Youssef, said: 'Cutting off aid to the displaced and not bringing this aid in from the border will have disastrous results'
  • Joria al-Ali, an elderly displaced woman who lives in a tent in Al-Tah camp, north of Idlib, said: 'Cutting off relief means our end. Here we live without a breadwinner in a very difficult situation and poverty'
    Joria al-Ali, an elderly displaced woman who lives in a tent in Al-Tah camp, north of Idlib, said: 'Cutting off relief means our end. Here we live without a breadwinner in a very difficult situation and poverty'
  • Ahmed Saud, a former employee of the Amal Organisation for Relief and Development, said: 'Stopping the entry of aid across the border has a negative impact on all displaced people in north-western Syria, especially in light of the deteriorating economic situation'
    Ahmed Saud, a former employee of the Amal Organisation for Relief and Development, said: 'Stopping the entry of aid across the border has a negative impact on all displaced people in north-western Syria, especially in light of the deteriorating economic situation'
  • The city of Idlib, north-west Syria
    The city of Idlib, north-west Syria
  • Activists at a vigil near Bab al-Hawa in Idlib with placards calling for the resumption of cross-border aid after Russia refused to extend the UN Security Council's mandate for cross-border relief operations
    Activists at a vigil near Bab al-Hawa in Idlib with placards calling for the resumption of cross-border aid after Russia refused to extend the UN Security Council's mandate for cross-border relief operations
  • Members of civil society organisations and activists at the vigil in Idlib
    Members of civil society organisations and activists at the vigil in Idlib
  • Demonstrators at the Bab al-Hawa crossing in Idlib, after Russia refused to extend the UN mandate regarding the movement of aid across the border into north-west Syria
    Demonstrators at the Bab al-Hawa crossing in Idlib, after Russia refused to extend the UN mandate regarding the movement of aid across the border into north-west Syria

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Syrians dealing with the loss of aid - in pictures

Displaced people and organisations discuss their concerns since relief agreement failed

The National

July 21, 2023

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Updated: July 21, 2023, 9:11 AM
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