Tag: Syrian town

WHO delivers medical supplies to besieged Syrian town

SAHNAYA, Syria (Reuters) — The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered urgently needed medicines to the besieged Syrian city of Mouadamiya on Wednesday (March 2), a spokesperson said. Mouadamiya, on the southwestern edge of Damascus, has been under the control of opposition armed groups since mid-2012. Syrian government forces surrounded it in 2013 but began allowing aid access in mid-2014 under a local deal. However, government forces closed the only entry point on Dec. 26 last […]

Red Cross delivers food and medicine to besieged Syrian town

THE Red Cross said on Thursday (4 February) it had delivered food for more than 12,000 people to the besieged Syrian town of Mouadamiya near Damascus. The supplies are enough for only three weeks and regular access was needed, the agency said. Local resident Um Ahmad said she was in dire need of fuel to keep herself and her children warm. “There is no source of heating, no firewood, my children and I are on […]