UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria

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Published March 13, 2023 8:38 AM

By JAMEY KEATEN and BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission says the international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly enough last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and conflict-ravaged Syria. The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.8 earthquake with strong aftershocks that ravaged southern Turkey and northwestern Syria killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said Monday that an investigation should be opened into why it took a week to open border crossings for aid to flow. It added that war-torn Syria “now needs a comprehensive cease-fire that is fully respected” for civilians, including aid workers, to be safe.

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