(Zaman Al Wasl)- A humanitarian aid convoy have entered the embattled region of al Houla in central province of Homs on Tuesday, local reporter said as tens of Houla villages still under severe siege for over four years.
27 vehicles loaded with food and medical aid have reached the embattled towns of al-Houla region, Red C recent spokesman in Kafr laha town said.
Another U.N. aid convoy is expected to deliver to al Houla this week, he added.
Last week, Jan Egeland, supervisor of U.N. humanitarian aid shipments, said he hopes Russia will remain as "instrumental" in helping convoys get through to besieged areas.
He said that Russia helped "in many places" where convoys had problems getting through. He noted a case in Moadamiyeh, near Damascus, when a convoy was stuck at a checkpoint for over 30 hours and "Russia helped us getting through."
Meanwhile, at least 530 people were killed in the first 23 days of a truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
In areas not covered by the ceasefire, which came into force on Feb. 27, 1,279 people were killed, the British-based Observatory said.
The partial truce -- which excludes Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front -- has been in place for just over three weeks to allow peace talks to take place in Geneva between the government and opposition groups. (With agencies)
27 vehicles loaded with food and medical aid have reached the embattled towns of al-Houla region, Red C recent spokesman in Kafr laha town said.
Another U.N. aid convoy is expected to deliver to al Houla this week, he added.
Last week, Jan Egeland, supervisor of U.N. humanitarian aid shipments, said he hopes Russia will remain as "instrumental" in helping convoys get through to besieged areas.
He said that Russia helped "in many places" where convoys had problems getting through. He noted a case in Moadamiyeh, near Damascus, when a convoy was stuck at a checkpoint for over 30 hours and "Russia helped us getting through."
Meanwhile, at least 530 people were killed in the first 23 days of a truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
In areas not covered by the ceasefire, which came into force on Feb. 27, 1,279 people were killed, the British-based Observatory said.
The partial truce -- which excludes Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front -- has been in place for just over three weeks to allow peace talks to take place in Geneva between the government and opposition groups. (With agencies)
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