NW Syria fears 'catastrophe' as Russia blocks cross-border aid
Residents of embattled northwest Syria warned Saturday of a "catastrophe" following a Russian veto at the UN Security Council that threatens to end cross-border aid deliveries critical to their survival.
Friday's veto of a resolution that would have extended authorisation for UN aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border by one year amounted to a "siege and famine policy that Russia resorts to across Syria", charged Mazen Allouch, a border crossing official.
