1st Aid For Syria in 5 Years
Red Crescent, U.N. & Red Cross
ISLAM NEWSROOM - Dateline: June 2016 - "Little Aid Comes Late - 4 Years Late!"
Red Crescent, United Nations & International Red Cross Get Through Bringing Help to Families of Damascus Suburb
Just weeks ago, the same international workers were turned away once again - finally allowed to enter with much needed baby milk, medicine and desperately needed health supplies.
Damascus, Syria's capitol has a badly besieged suburb called Daraya, where recently combined efforts of Red Crescent (equivalent of American Red Cross), the United Nations and the International Red Cross finally were allowed to bring in meager supplies such as baby milk, medicines and emergency supplies for elderly, women and children. .
After being turned away by government forces, just less than a month ago, the same group of International workers showed up again today, in Daraya a badly besieged suburb of Syria’s capitol, Damascus, carrying much needed baby milk, medicine and health related supplies.
Combined efforts of the Red Crescent (the Islamic equivalent of the Red Cross), U.N. and International Red Cross worked hard together bringing meager supplies to this embattled suburb of Syria’s most populated areas.
After Syrian government military turned away the convoy of Red Crescent, United Nations and International Red Cross last month, the workers immediately issued a combined notice stating they had been forced back at the government checkpoint, even though they already had all necessary documents, official clearance and permissions to enter the war torn area of Daraya.
That refusal of entry, even though all procedures had been in place, prompted international demands to start dropping emergency supplies by air for the children, women and elderly who are in hopeless conditions there.
Twitter notices popped up from the combined efforts of Red Crescent, Red Cross and U.N. saying:
⁃ "Government troops last month halted the same convoy, despite it being pre-approved with help from Russia. The diplomatic fiasco prompted a U.S.- and Russia-backed task force to approve airdrops.
⁃ "The Assad regime averts a new intrusion into its airspace by allowing the convoy by land."
AP [Associated Press] reported:
⁃ "International Syria Support Group last month called on the U.N. to 'immediately carry out a program for air bridges and air drops for all areas in need' starting June 1 if it was denied access to designated areas. The U.N. envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has called air drops, which cost more than land delivery, a 'last resort.' "
Alison reported:
⁃ ”local activists say regime forces were shelling Daraya's crop fields hours before the convoy arrived."
BBC reported:
⁃ 48-hour cease-fire came into effect for Daraya on Wednesday… another convoy arrived in Moadamiyeh, a rebel-held town and recipient of an international aid delivery last month.
⁃ Military forces of Bashar Assad were forced out of Daraya back during the beginning of the Syrian protests against Assad’s “security forces”.
⁃ Three years ago the government shut down all electricity, and hospitals, schools, shops and residents have been stranded without lights, power or hope in Daraya.
⁃ Assad’s government also set up blockades eliminating possibilities of outside assistance, even for medical emergencies.
AP reports the United Nations Stated:
⁃ Between 4,000 to 8,000 residents in Daraya are currently subjected to this blockade and without basic needs.
-- Believers everywhere are requested to pray for relief for these helpless people, whether Muslims, Christians, Jews or other - These are human beings, desperate for food, clean water, medicine and basic needs of elders, women, children and babies.
May Allah help them and give them strength and patience to endure at life none of us can even imagine, Ameen.