Monday, January 11, 2016

US wants more aid for starving Syrians

The United Nations has confirmed the first convoy of food aid has finally reached Madaya, the first trucks to deliver basic supplies since October.

Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) has described the situation in these beseiged towns as horrific, with many images of starving Syrians on social media.

At the U.S. State Department, spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. wants to see the aid flow freely.

IN: "What needs to ....
OUT: ...to allow access."
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