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It guarantees a route and a schedule — not protection, and not that the load arrives. Corridors are agreed between the parties that control the road, so each one is only as durable as that agreement.
The full explainer · 7 minBecause the counting methods differ. A ministry counts what reaches its hospitals; a monitoring group counts what it can verify by name. Neither is wrong — but they answer different questions and should not be added together.
The full explainer · 9 minLoads are scheduled by a coordination body, cleared by the authority holding the crossing, and driven by contracted carriers. A hold at any one of the three stops the convoy, which is why an announced figure and a delivered figure rarely match.
The full explainer · 8 minLength and obligation. A pause is hours and binds no one afterwards; a truce is dated and reversible; a ceasefire implies a mechanism for what follows. Negotiators fight over the word because they are fighting over the mechanism.
The full explainer · 6 minBecause we have no photographers on the ground and will not imply that we do. Each image shows the place or the context, is licensed for reuse, and says so underneath.
The full explainer · 4 min