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A convoy of humanitarian aid waits in front of the UNRWA offices before making their way into the rebel-held towns of Madaya, Zabadani and al-Moadhamiya in the Damascus countryside, as part of a UN-sponsored aid operation, in Damascus, Syria, February 17, 2016. (AP)
March 29, 2017, 5:19 pm
Evacuation deal reached for four Syrian towns
Critics saying Assad redrawing map with forced displacement after agreement to involve more than 30,000 people
By Maya Gebeily
Young Syrian refugees stand at the Azraq refugee camp in northern Jordan on January 30, 2016. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP)
January 31, 2016, 1:16 am
Syria peace talks in peril as more Syrians starve
Opposition threatens to leave negotiations as over a dozen towns remain under siege by regime forces
By Maya Gebeily and Cecile Feuillatre
Houthi Shiite rebels protest against Saudi-led airstrikes during a rally in Sana'a, Yemen, March 26, 2015. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
January 17, 2016, 2:28 pm
As the cash flows to Iran’s regime, a dark day for the Middle East
With sanctions lifted under the nuclear deal, billions will now flow into Tehran’s coffers, part of which will fund a great deal more weaponry, conflict, bloodshed, and death throughout this area
By Avi Issacharoff
A convoy of trucks loaded with humanitarian supplies are seen heading to the besieged town of Madaya, some 24 kilometers in southwest Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, January 14, 2016 (AP Photo)
January 16, 2016, 6:08 pm
UN agency: Starving Syrian teen died ‘in front of our eyes’
Aid workers warn of ‘horrific’ scenes in town of Madaya, under siege for months by government forces
By Zeina Karam
A convoy of aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) waits on the outskirts of the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya, on January 11, 2016. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
January 15, 2016, 12:30 am
Security Council calls emergency meeting on Syrian sieges
UN chief calls it ‘unconscionable’ that aid can only reach 1 percent of 400,000 who are besieged and starving
By Alexandra Olson
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy on January 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached in September 2015 for an end to hostilities in those areas in exchange for humanitarian assistance. (AFP/Stringer)
January 12, 2016, 1:00 pm
UN says aid to besieged Syrian towns must continue
Humanitarian chief says convoys to besieged towns must not be ‘one-off or exceptional’; Damascus denies starvation reports
By Edith M. Lederer
A convoy of aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) waits on the outskirts of the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya, on January 11, 2016. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
January 12, 2016, 4:44 am
UN: Hundreds need urgent evacuation from besieged Syria town
Aid workers enter Madaya with 44 trucks of food and supplies, but 400 people are suffering from starvation and illness
By Carole LANDRY
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