(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have closed Morek crossing, the strategic passage between Hama and Idlib provinces, activists said Friday.
Before surprise shutdown, the regime has imposed royalties on buses carrying people of rebel-held areas in Idlib to regime-held areas in Hama.
The ‘crossing tariff’ reached 400$ for each bus wants to enter Hama province via Morek crossing.
The regime forces reopened Morek crossing in Novembers following the Russian-brokered buffer zone agreement.
Since Russian has enabled its key ally Bashar al-Assad to regain control on two-thirds of Syria, the process of reviving economic life has begun rolling.
The crossing has plumped up the economic ties as goods enter both territories.
The Russian Military Police and regime customs control the regime’s side while the former al-Qaeda group, Tahrir al-Sham, on the other side.
The buffer zone agreement announced in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sept. 17 would establish the zone in a 15-20 km (10-12 mile).
Since the Syrian revolution erupted in 2011, more than 560,000 people have been killed, and more than 6 million people have been displaced.
Zaman Al Wasl
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