UN Security Council agrees to extend Syria aid deliveries
13 July 2022 |
3:41 pm
After a US-Russia deadlock, the UN Security Council has agreed to extend a cross-border transfer of aid from Turkey to rebel-held areas of Syria — but only for six months, as demanded by Moscow.
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