Libya sends 34 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria

A view of a damaged cemetery caused by attacks from Bashar al-Assad’s regime forces, which targeted sacred sites among other structures in Syria, is revealed on December 31, 2024 in the Cobar neighbourhood of Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, following the fall of the Ba’ath regime on December 8th in Damascus, Syria [Emin Sansar – Anadolu Agency]

A plane carrying 34 tons of humanitarian aid departed Sunday from the city of Misrata, Libya, bound for Syria, which is working to transition in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to a statement from the Misrata city government, the aid plane took off from Misrata Airport carrying a delegation from the city and the Libyan Red Crescent.

The delegation was received at Damascus Airport by representatives of the Syrian Red Crescent and officials from Libya’s Embassy in Damascus.

Syrian state TV reported that the aid plane delivered 34 tons of food and medical supplies to the capital Damascus.

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