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Aid, politics and Syria’s earthquake

The challenges and opportunities posed by February’s earthquake in Syria.

February's earthquake spanned the Turkey-Syria border and refocused international attention on the complicated geopolitics of northern Syria. We hear how the earthquake aid operation presented both challenges and opportunities to the different groups controlling Syria, from the government in Damascus to the rebel leaders of Idlib province. With Â鶹ԼÅÄ Monitoring jihadi expert Mina al-Lami and Â鶹ԼÅÄ Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab.

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(Photo: A man in Idlib province carrying the body of a child after the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Credit: Mohammed Al-Rifai/AFP via Getty images)

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