Damascus, Dec 16, 2024 (AFP) - 'Massive flow of support' needed in Syria: UN aid chief

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The United Nations humanitarian chief said Monday that huge amounts of aid were needed in war-ravaged Syria following the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, saying the world body was ready to "go big". Assad fled to Russia just over a week ago, as a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which ended five decades of repressive rule by Assad's family. "The situation is very dramatic," Tom Fletcher told journa......

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