Syria agrees aid for seven besieged areas

The United Nations says that Syria’s government has agreed to allow access for humanitarian supply convoys to seven besieged areas of the war-torn country

BESIEGED AREAS DUE TO RECEIVE HUMANITARIAN AID

10km

LEBANON

6 miles

Beirut

Zabadani

Madaya

Over 40,000

people facing

starvation

SYRIA

TURKEY

Deir

al-Zawr

Damascus

Foah,

Kefraya

Muadhamiya

SYRIA

Kafr Batna

Detail

map

IRAQ

Areas of control

(as of Feb 15, 2016)

Syrian government and allies

200km

Rebels

120 miles

JORDAN

So-called Islamic State / Daesh

Sources: BBC, New York Times

Syria agrees aid for seven besieged areas

The United Nations says that Syria’s government has agreed to allow access for humanitarian supply convoys to seven besieged areas of the war-torn country

BESIEGED AREAS TO RECEIVE HUMANITARIAN AID

10km

LEBANON

6 miles

Beirut

Zabadani

Madaya

Over 40,000

people facing

starvation

SYRIA

Kafr Batna

TURKEY

Damascus

Deir

al-Zawr

Muadhamiya

Foah,

Kefraya

Areas of control

(Feb 15, 2016)

SYRIA

Syrian regime and allies

IRAQ

Detail

map

Rebels

200km

So-called Islamic State

(Daesh)

120 miles

JORDAN

Sources: BBC, New York Times

Syria agrees aid for seven besieged areas

The United Nations says that Syria’s government has agreed to allow access for humanitarian supply convoys to seven besieged areas of the war-torn country

BESIEGED AREAS TO RECEIVE

HUMANITARIAN AID

200km

TURKEY

120 miles

Deir

al-Zawr

Foah,

Kefraya

SYRIA

IRAQ

Detail

map

JORDAN

LEBANON

10km

6 miles

Zabadani

SYRIA

Kafr Batna

Madaya

Damascus

Muadhamiya

Areas of control

(Feb 15, 2016)

Syrian government and allies

Rebels

So-called Islamic State (Daesh)

Sources:

BBC, New York Times