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100 aid trucks to enter besieged Syrian areas

Xinhua, February 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

As many as 100 truckloads of aid are planned to enter five besieged Syrian areas on Wednesday, as part of the ongoing efforts to deliver aid to besieged Syrians, a humanitarian worker told Xinhua.

About 50 trucks are prepared to enter the rebel-held towns of Madaya and Zabdani in the northwestern countryside of Damascus, according to Muhannad al-Asadi, a humanitarian worker with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).

Another 35 are set to enter Muadamiyeh, another rebel-held area in the western countryside of the capital, while 15 others are to be delivered to Kafraya and Foa, both Shiite towns besieged by the rebels in the northwestern province of Idlib.

The delivery of aid to the troubled areas are going to take place on periodic basis, in accordance to the needs of each area.

Al-Asadi told Xinhua that media team is going to enter Kafraya and Foa, while a mobile clinic unit will enter Madaya.

Syria's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the remarks of a UN peace envoy that questions the seriousness of the Syrian government in letting in aid to besieged areas.

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, who is currently on a visit to Syria to oversee the entry of aid to besieged areas, said on Tuesday that it's the duty of the Syrian government to deliver aid to the besieged people. Endit