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Aleppo Civilians Get Over Five Tons of Aid From Russian Reconciliation Center

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The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation has carried out seven humanitarian operations in Syria’s Aleppo in the past 24 hours, the center said in a statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Some 5.1 tons of humanitarian cargo passed to the population of Aleppo, according to the Friday statement.

The reconciliation center said that bread and hot food was delivered to several schools in Aleppo, a kindergarten and a mosque.

In the province of Latakia, children received school supplies and presents in the city of Jablah.

In the Syrian province of Hama, the Russian reconciliation center delivered over 3.5 tons of food and medicine to the Kumkhana settlement that joined the ceasefire regime in Syria on January 26.

Syrians evacuated from eastern Aleppo, reach out for Russian food aid in government controlled Jibreen area in Aleppo, Syria November 30, 2016. - Sputnik International
Russian Reconciliation Center Provides Syrian Civilians With 3.7 Tons of Aid
Kumkhana residents also received medical aid from Russian specialists who treated a total of over 100 people.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of over 4,000 Syrian residents received medical assistance from Russian specialists since the beginning of humanitarian operations in the country.

On Tuesday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that nearly 6,500 Syrian children had returned to schools in eastern Aleppo amid the reopening of educational institutions with the support of UNICEF.

According to the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation, city residents are receiving thermal blankets and clothing under the UN winter program in eastern Aleppo.

Civilians in Syria have been severely affected by the civil war that has been ongoing in Syria since 2011. The internal conflict has claimed thousands of lives, displacing over 6 million people and leaving over 13 million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to UN data.

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