US EditionMain highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks after Syria violence
- An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida via the main highway from Damascus for the first time since sectarian violence last month.
- The convoy included 18 trucks carrying U.N. aid intended 'to meet the residents’ basic needs,' according to Sweida’s provincial government.
- Adam Abdelmoula, Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, stated that the health system in Sweida is 'under severe strain,' facing critical shortages of medications.
- Residents have described the situation as a siege, with rising prices and long waits for essential goods.
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Main highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks
SWEIDA: An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus on Thursday, for the first time since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month shook the country’s fragile recovery from nearly 14 years of civil war. Clashes broke out in mid-July between government forces and local Bedouin tribesmen on one side, and fighters from
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Main highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks after Syria violence
An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus for the first since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month that shook the country’s fragile recovery from nearly 14 years of civil war.
An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday, on the main road from Damascus, for the first time since a major outbreak of sectarian violence shook the fragile recovery of the country last month after nearly 14 years of civil war.
On Wednesday, the Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced that the Damascus-Swadaya road had been secured, in preparation for its reopening to traffic and commerce, following its suspension following security incidents in the southern province. In a statement, the Ministry stated that it had "completed the final steps to secure the Damascus-Swaday road (a vital road linking the capital to the governorate), in preparation for its opening to tra…
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