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Syria conflict: Humanitarian air drops 'not imminent'

Civilians in Daraya after the first aid delivery since 2012.
Civilians in Daraya after the first aid delivery since 2012. Source: ICRC

The United States, Britain and France have urged the United Nations to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria.


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By Rena Sarumpaet, Brianna Roberts, Quốc Vinh

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The United States, Britain and France have urged the United Nations to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria.


Air drops of vital aid to besieged areas of Syria are "not imminent", a senior UN official has warned.

The Syrian Government - under UN pressure - allowing the first convoys of international aid in four years, into a rebel-held area of Damascus.

But the delivery was small - and contained no food.

 


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