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February 24, 2014

U.N. Passes Resolution for Aid Access in Syria 
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The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution calling on
both sides of the Syrian conflict to allow delivery of humanitarian aid.
The resolution was supported by Russia and China, who have vetoed past
resolutions. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed its passage.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "Profoundly shocking to me is that
the both side are besieging civilians as a tactic of war. Some 200,000
people are under siege in government-controlled areas and 445,000 in
opposition-controlled areas. More importantly, this resolution
highlights again the urgent need to end the conflict."

On Sunday in Syria, Abu Khalid al-Suri, a rebel commander with close
ties to the head al-Qaeda, was killed in a suicide attack carried out by
a rival group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

 

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