Three diplomats working in Syria said that after the devastating earthquake that hit the north of the country last month, there were more obstacles for foreign countries to finance reconstruction operations in northwest Syria, Reuters quoted.
Citing diplomats, the agency stated that the presence of competing armed groups in the region is one of the main problems in financing reconstruction, noting that “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” is the most influential group in the region. It has been classified as a “terrorist” organization by the United States and the United Nations.
By contrast, Syrian researcher Karam Shaar at the Political and Economic Networks Observatory said that much of the international aid reaching northwest Syria over the past decade was for humanitarian aid, not reconstruction, and “this approach will likely continue.”
“For the foreseeable future, people will continue to rely on private financing to rebuild their buildings or move to live in tents instead,” Shaar told Reuters.
