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UN aid reaches 5 besieged Damascus communities

The UN said Monday (June 20th) it delivered food and medical aid to besieged Syrians on the rural outskirts of Damascus over the weekend, AFP reported.

Relief shipments went to Ein Terma and Hamouria, areas surrounded by regime forces, as well as the difficult to reach Hazeh, Beit Sawa and Eftreis areas.

The communities are in the Kafr Batna region, which has not received aid since mid-April.

"The UN continues to call for unconditional, unimpeded and sustained access to the millions of people in besieged and hard to reach locations across Syria," said UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.

Since the beginning of the year, 86 land convoys have entered areas that are under siege or difficult to reach, delivering crucial supplies to 850,000 civilians.

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