Relief Workers to Evacuate Hundreds From 4 Besieged Syrian Towns - UN

Rescuers will attempt to reach sick and wounded victims of Syria’s civil war who remain trapped in four Syrian towns and move them to safety, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Wednesday.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — Dujarric also called for medical evacuations by all parties in Syria’s civil war, now entering its sixth year.

"Today plans are underway to evacuate some 500 people including the sick, wounded and their family members from the besieged four towns which are Fuaa, Kafraya, Madaya and Zabadani, in urgent need of life-saving medical attention," Dujarric said.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Hussein has said more than 450,000 people remained trapped in besieged towns throughout Syria.

A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire that came into force across Syria on February 27 has opened some areas to relief supplies. However the truce does not apply to areas controlled by terrorist groups, including Daesh, and al-Nusra Front.