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Damascus Settlement to Receive Russian Convoy With Humanitarian Aid

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The Ruheiba settlement in Damascus province will receive Russian humanitarian cargo.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian center on Syrian reconciliation said Wednesday it had held a meeting with envoys of Syria’s National Reconciliation Ministry during which the sides decided to send a humanitarian convoy to a town in the Damascus province.

"The Russian center on Syrian reconciliation hosted a meeting with representatives of the Syrian National Reconciliation Ministry on the issue of providing humanitarian assistance to the Ruheiba settlement (Damascus province). Following the meeting [the sides] made a decision to send a Russian convoy with humanitarian cargo to Ruheiba," the statement read.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting several opposition factions and militant groups. The conflict has significantly damaged the country's economy and caused a humanitarian disaster.

A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire came into force on February 27 across Syria. It was supported by Damascus, as well as by dozens of opposition groups on the ground. Daesh and al-Nusra Front, both outlawed in Russia, are not part of the deal.

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