At least the people in one refugee camp will be helped.
UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq
Up to 12 flights will carry food and winter supplies to Syria's mostly Kurdish north-east as cold weather sets in
theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013 11.14 EST
A Syrian refugee at a refugee camp near Arbil, in Iraq. Aid supplies are to be flown from Arbil to north-east Syria. Photograph: Reuters
The United Nations' first relief airlift to Syria from Iraq will deliver food and winter supplies to the mostly Kurdish north-east this week with the permission of both governments, the UNHCR refugee agency has said.
Ilyushin-76 commercial cargo planes will fly from Arbil, in northern Iraq, to Hassakeh. Amin Awad, director of UNHCR's Middle East and north Africa bureau, said up to 12 flights were scheduled from Thursday to Sunday.
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UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq
Up to 12 flights will carry food and winter supplies to Syria's mostly Kurdish north-east as cold weather sets in
theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013 11.14 EST
A Syrian refugee at a refugee camp near Arbil, in Iraq. Aid supplies are to be flown from Arbil to north-east Syria. Photograph: Reuters
The United Nations' first relief airlift to Syria from Iraq will deliver food and winter supplies to the mostly Kurdish north-east this week with the permission of both governments, the UNHCR refugee agency has said.
Ilyushin-76 commercial cargo planes will fly from Arbil, in northern Iraq, to Hassakeh. Amin Awad, director of UNHCR's Middle East and north Africa bureau, said up to 12 flights were scheduled from Thursday to Sunday.
To continue reading, go to:
UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq | World news | theguardian.com