Syrians dealing with the loss of aid - in pictures

Displaced people and organisations discuss their concerns since relief agreement failed

After Russia and the West failed to strike a deal to keep aid flowing to north-west Syria, Syrian photojournalist Muhammad Haj Qaddour said: 'I think cutting aid has its pros and cons, as the aid has made a large group of society dependent on support.' All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National

Hassan al-Fadl, director of the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib, said: 'The suspension of aid has negative consequences ... this will constitute a new tragedy in addition to the tragedy experienced by the Syrian people'

The director of the Al-Tah camp, Abdul Salam al-Youssef, said: 'Cutting off aid to the displaced and not bringing this aid in from the border will have disastrous results'

Joria al-Ali, an elderly displaced woman who lives in a tent in Al-Tah camp, north of Idlib, said: 'Cutting off relief means our end. Here we live without a breadwinner in a very difficult situation and poverty'

Ahmed Saud, a former employee of the Amal Organisation for Relief and Development, said: 'Stopping the entry of aid across the border has a negative impact on all displaced people in north-western Syria, especially in light of the deteriorating economic situation'

The city of Idlib, north-west Syria

Activists at a vigil near Bab al-Hawa in Idlib with placards calling for the resumption of cross-border aid after Russia refused to extend the UN Security Council's mandate for cross-border relief operations

Members of civil society organisations and activists at the vigil in Idlib

Demonstrators at the Bab al-Hawa crossing in Idlib, after Russia refused to extend the UN mandate regarding the movement of aid across the border into north-west Syria

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