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UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad meets with Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, left, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Griffiths also met with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad Monday to discuss ways to get aid to all parts of Syria following the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last week. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP) Iraqi security forces prepare humanitarian aid from Red Crescent that will be shipped on a plane of emergency relief to the earthquake affected people of Syria, at a military airbase near Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) FILE - Trucks loaded with UN humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake reach the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, Idlib province, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)
UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid