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Negotiating Aid and Diplomacy: Syria's cross border aid at the UN Security Council

The New Arab Voice

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The Syrian Arab Red Crescent's Role in the Syrian War

In 2016, there were reports of aid recipients finding broken glass and animal excrements in rice. Food baskets have also frequently been diverted away from the starving to feed Assad's army. In 2018, it was reported that government officials had stripped away 70% of medical aid deliveries destined for a besieged Damascus suburb. For the Assad regime, permitting the delivery of cross-border aid is an opportunity to fill its pockets; additionally, it hopes to earn some image points on the international stage.

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