Turkey

Amid rising food insecurity levels and wheat shortages, the Syrian government has recently contracted with Russian suppliers for the import of 1.4 million tonnes of soft wheat, which is used to produce bread. The wheat harvest across the country has improved this year but still falls short of the local demand.

On September 7, the Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, declared his forces had “full control” of the areas in Deir-ez-Zor province that had witnessed 12-day clashes between the US-backed SDF and some local Arab tribes. 

A month after the U.N. and the Syrian government reached a bilateral agreement to replace the defunct U.N. Security Council mandated cross border mechanism, aid flow into northwest Syria has slowed to a trickle.

The World Bank and the Syrian Center for Policy Research released this week two separate reports analysing the impact of the earthquake in Syria’s war-torn economy.

The government has allowed the UN to use the Bab Al-Hawa crossing, raises concerns about Damascus’ role in humanitarian aid operations in areas under opposition control.

Trade between Turkey and Syria has remained steady for the first half of the year. However, the number of companies established by Syrian Investors in Turkey has decreased significantly.