Turkey may open border to Syrian government-held region for aid

Turkey is discussing re-opening a border crossing into Syrian government territory, a Turkish official said on Friday, enabling earthquake aid to be sent directly to areas under President Bashar al-Assad’s control after a decade of enmity.
It is also looking at opening another crossing into Syria’s opposition-held Idlib region, the official said.
The Turkish official said a border crossing from Turkey’s Hatay province into the Syrian government-controlled part of the Mediterranean province of Latakia could be reopened.
The two provinces on either side of the border were both heavily hit by Monday’s major earthquake, that has killed 21,000 people in the two countries.