Kuwaiti relief aid trickles into Syria from Turkey

ANKARA, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- Some 18 trucks laden with humanitarian aid crossed into Syria from the southern Turkish province of Hatay, the Kuwaiti Society for Relief announced on Thursday. Director General of Kuwaiti Society for Relief Abdulaziz Al-Obaid told KUNA that the trucks carried basic necessities including food baskets, heaters and mattresses for needy Syrian families.
Moreover, he said that the aid is part of Kuwait's efforts to mitigate the misery the Syrian people are mired in, as he thanked all those involved in such benevolent deeds.
Meanwhile, head of the Kuwaiti charity's delegation in Turkey Mohammad Al-Houli said that the Kuwaiti contingent was able to deliver the aid despite frigid temperatures.
He also pointed out that the truckloads of aid, worth KD 80,000, will arrive in the war-torn nation to be distributed to Syrian families. (end) rs.nam