The United Nations has managed to enter a convoy of humanitarian assistance into Daraya (rural Damascus) on Wednesday, with the convoy being the first assistance to enter the besieged city since its blockade began in November 2012. The convoy included medicines and vaccines, although no food items were included. Regime forces and their foreign allies […]
Regime Forces Prevent Arrival of First Humanitarian Convoy into Daraya
Regime forces and their foreign allies prevented the United Nations and Red Crescent from entering a convoy of humanitarian assistance into Daraya (rural Damascus). The convoy was supposed to be the first to enter Daraya since the siege which was enforced on the city in November 2012. The International Committee of the Red Cross had […]
Humanitarian Assistance Enters Besieged Madaya
A convoy of the Red Crescent, including a mobile surgery, has arrived to the town of Madaya in rural Damascus in order to inspect some of the ill and transfer them to Damascus for treatment. At the same time, several lorries of aid led by the Red Crescent have entered the areas of Kafraya and […]
UN Admits Sending Humanitarian Assistance Past its Expiry Date to Madaya and Zabadani
The UN has admitted that it accidentally sent hundreds of boxes of biscuits which had passed their expiry date into the cities of al-Zabadani and Madaya last week. The two cities were sent humanitarian assistance on 18/10/2015, due to an agreement signed between battalions of the armed opposition and representatives of the Iranian government. (Read […]