US ambassador to UN makes visit to Syrian border, announces $108M of new aid
It's the first tangible step the U.S. has taken to respond to the offensive.
A high-level Trump administration official traveled up to the border with Syria's last rebel stronghold in a show of support for Turkey and its armed Syrian opposition groups' fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and to highlight relief efforts for the nearly 1 million people who have fled recent fighting.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft met with White Helmet rescue workers and announced a new injection of U.S. aid money for the humanitarian crisis unfolding just across the Turkish border in Idlib province on Tuesday.
The new assistance is the first tangible step the U.S. has taken to respond to the offensive, which has displaced 948,000 people, the majority women and children, since December. Seeking to win the nine-year war militarily, Assad's forces, backed by Russia and Iranian-commanded troops, have violated a ceasefire deal with Turkey and the Syrian rebels it supports, including jihadist groups.
"Humanitarian aid is only a response, but the solution is an immediate ceasefire," Craft told reporters on the border. "We are asking for other countries to step up and contribute."
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