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| Syria crisis: Aid arrives in besieged Muadhamiya | Syria crisis: Aid arrives in besieged Muadhamiya |
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| The first of several convoys carrying badly-needed aid to besieged areas of Syria has arrived at its destination. | The first of several convoys carrying badly-needed aid to besieged areas of Syria has arrived at its destination. |
| Thirty-five trucks have entered the town of Muadhamiya, near the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Red Crescent told the BBC. | Thirty-five trucks have entered the town of Muadhamiya, near the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Red Crescent told the BBC. |
| Aid is heading as well to Madaya and Zabadani, also near the capital, and to the pro-government northern villages of Foah and Kefraya. | Aid is heading as well to Madaya and Zabadani, also near the capital, and to the pro-government northern villages of Foah and Kefraya. |
| Almost 500,000 people live in besieged areas in Syria, according to the UN. | Almost 500,000 people live in besieged areas in Syria, according to the UN. |
| The deliveries are part of an agreement that world powers hope will lead to a "cessation of hostilities" by Friday. | The deliveries are part of an agreement that world powers hope will lead to a "cessation of hostilities" by Friday. |
| However, offensives by Syrian government forces and Kurdish militia fighters on rebel-held areas of the northern province of Aleppo have dimmed hopes for a truce. | |
| Some 100 trucks left Damascus earlier on Wednesday, carrying food, non-food items, medical equipment and medicine. | |
| Two more places - Kafr Batna and Deir al-Zour - are expected to receive aid later in the week. | |
| Where the aid is going | |
| The UN named seven areas where it would deliver aid: | |
| Syria: The story of the conflict |