Syrian Government approves humanitarian aid delivery across front lines

The Syrian government has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid across the front lines of the country’s civil war.

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They said aid distribution would be supervised by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Red Crescent with UN help.

If it goes ahead, the move would be a highly welcome step for those living in areas under the control of rebel groups in northern Syria, who have so far only received limited assistance in the form of UN aid trucks that have travelled across the border with Turkey.

Meanwhile, the UN’s human rights office has called for an immediate ceasefire to be reached in Syria in the wake of the earthquake.

BBC