At a time of military escalation between Turkey and Syrian government forces, on Thursday 6 February, the European Union called for a cessation of hostilities in north-west Syria and the opening of a humanitarian corridor in Idleb province, the last stronghold of Syrian rebels where the humanitarian situation is catastrophic.
“Bombings and other attacks on civilians in north-west Syria must stop. The European Union urges all parties to the conflict to allow unimpeded humanitarian access...