UN convoy enters Syria's rebel-held Idlib from government territory for first time since earthquake

A UN aid convoy entered opposition-held Idlib from government-held Syria on Friday, the first such shipment since the earthquake in February.
Previously, aid convoys were prevented from entering Idlib by the formerly al-Qaida-affiliated rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
The delivery of aid to earthquake-affected areas became a political battle, with opponents of Assad and many aid organizations pushing for the UN to send more aid shipments to northern Syria by way of Turkey.
The UN is normally only allowed to deliver aid through a single border crossing from Turkey, at Bab al-Hawa, at the insistence of Russia.
The mandate for cross-border aid deliveries at Bab al-Hawa is up for renewal next month at the UN Security Council.