New Syria government takes control of border crossings with Turkiye in latest security handover

Syria’s new authorities have taken control of its northern border crossings with Turkiye, in a reported official handover of the facilities after around a decade of Turkish control. According to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the director of relations at the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports, Mazen Alloush, announced on Saturday that Damascus and Ankara have coordinated and conducted a handover of all border crossings in the northern Aleppo countryside, including the Jarablus, Al-Rai, Bab Al-Salama and Al-Hamam crossings. “As of this morning, these crossings are now fully managed by the new Syrian government,” he stated. The move followed a meeting “between the leadership of the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports and a delegation […]