UN: Aid Has Reached All Besieged Syrian Areas

In what it called a milestone, the United Nations reported humanitarian aid has now reached all of Syria's 18 besieged areas. The U.N. said this is the first time the besieged towns of Arbin and Zamalka, outside of Damascus, have received international assistance since November, 2012. The U.N. reported a 37-truck convoy rolled into the towns of Arbin and Zamalka Wednesday evening. They were carrying food, water, sanitation, hygiene and other emergency supplies for 20,000 needy...

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