WFP Distributes Food to Syrians Fleeing Aleppo

More than 30,000 people displaced by the relentless bombing of Aleppo are stranded along the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, according to the United Nations. Aid agencies say the civilians, most of whom are women and children, are in dire straits and urgently need shelter and food. The World Food Program has transported food from Turkey into the small town of A’zaz in northwest Syria, 30 kilometers northwest of Aleppo city.  But more refugees are expected if fighting...

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