Syria Quake Aid Held up by HTS ‘Approval Issues’, Says UN Spokesperson

Earthquake aid from government-held parts of Syria into territory controlled by hardline opposition groups has been held up by approval issues with Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a United Nations spokesperson told Reuters on Sunday.
The Syrian government last week said it was willing to send aid into the northern zone, which is largely held by the hardline Islamist HTS and was devastated by Monday’s earthquake.
A spokesperson for the U.N.’s humanitarian aid office told Reuters “there are issues with approval” by HTS, without giving further information.
A U.N. spokesperson in Damascus declined to comment, saying the U.N. “continues to work with relevant parties to have access to the area.”