Turkish NGO sends aid to victims of civil war in Syria

By Cem Genco
HATAY, Turkey (AA) - The Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said on Friday that it had sent 354 trucks filled with various packages carrying relief material to Syrian war victims in the last two months.
Selim Tosun, the foundation's media adviser, told Anadolu Agency that the trucks had been sent to the northwestern Syrian provinces of Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Latakia.
He added that the humanitarian aid packages, which were delivered to war victims staying mostly in tent cities, included food, hygiene packs and other relief materials. Syria has been locked in a devastating civil war since March 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
While UN officials say hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, Syrian regime officials say the death toll is closer to 10,000.