ABBASID THRESHOLD IN IRAQ SENDS AID CONVOY TO RELIEF QUAKE VICTIMS IN SYRIA

The Abbasid threshold in Iraq has sent a convoy of humanitarian aid, including 76 vehicles for those affected by the quake that hit Syria .

The Iraqi news agency(INA) quoted the Secretary-General of the threshold, Mustafa Diaa al-Din as saying ” the convoy set off from the Abbasid threshold on Tuesday loaded with various types of food, medical and service aid to provide the necessary needs of the earthquake victims as soon as possible.”

The head of the Department between the Two Holy Mosques, Nafeh al-Musawi, explained that the convoy included 76 vehicles of hundreds of tons of aid , food and medical items, clothes, furniture and blankets, in addition to 108 thousand tons of fuel and two medical detachments with a total of 220 paramedics and 25 tents.

Source: National News Agency