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Russia Sends Humanitarian Aid to Syrians Blocked by Daesh

© Sputnik / Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankRussian EMERCOM plane with humanitarian aid for the people of Syria arrives to Latakia Airport in Syria
Russian EMERCOM plane with humanitarian aid for the people of Syria arrives to Latakia Airport in Syria - Sputnik International
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Two Russian Il-76 planes have delivered some 50 metric tons of Russian humanitarian aid for residents of conflict-torn Syria.

Humanitarian cargo loaded into a transport aircraft for the city of Deir ez-Zor - Sputnik International
Syria’s Seventh Largest City Besieged by Daesh Gets Russian-Syrian Aid
LATAKIA (Sputnik) – The cargo includes food, medicine, clothing, school supplies, as well as toys and treats for children. It will be distributed among residents of cities blocked by militants from terrorist organizations, such as Islamic State (ISIL, also known as Daesh).

Earlier, a new batch of humanitarian aid prepared jointly by Russia and Syria was delivered to the Syrian city of Deir el-Zour (ez-Zor), besieged by Daesh militants.

Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting a number of opposition factions and extremist groups, such as Daesh, which is banned in a range of countries, including Russia.

According to Siege Watch, a joint initiative of the Netherlands-based aid group PAX and the Washington-based Syria Institute, there are well over 1,000,000 Syrians under siege in various locations in the country.

Russia has been launching airstrikes against Daesh targets in Syria at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad since late September 2015. A US-led international coalition has been launching airstrikes against Daesh in Syria since September 2014, without the approval of Damascus or the United Nations.

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