A Saudi plane with humanitarian aid to those affected by the earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey a week ago arrived in northern Syria today, the first that Saudi Arabia has sent to that country since the outbreak of the war almost twelve years ago. According to official Syrian sources, the plane landed last morning at the airport in the city of Aleppo, under the control of the Al Asad government, and one of the four areas hardest hit by the earthquake on the 6th of last and its strong aftershocks that have left more than 3,500 dead in Syria and more than 30,000 in Turkey.
“We support the brotherly Syrian people and We offer our condolences for this great affliction“said the head of the Saudi team created to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Faleh al Subaie, quoted by the official Syrian news agency, SANA. He indicated that the Saudi plane is carrying 35 tons of humanitarian aid, including food , medical supplies and tents and stressed that his country will send another two planes to northern Syria in the next two days.
He also stressed that his country “will help those affected by the earthquake throughout the Syrian territory“, and that Riyadh “will be willing to offer all possible help in the future” to the Syrians. Saudi Arabia, one of the most critical of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad due to the civil conflict in Syria and its alliance with the Shiite Iran, Riyadh’s arch-enemy, has sent eight planes with aid to quake-hit areas in southern Turkey in recent days.
In addition to an airlift, the Arab kingdom has organized a popular campaign to help the victims in Turkey and Syria, which according to Saudi sources has raised more than 92 million dollars for that purpose. Aleppo, along with Latakia, Hama and Idlib, have been the regions hardest hit by the series of earthquakes in northwest Syria, several of whose regions are controlled by different opposition groups to Al Asad, which has made rescue operations difficult. and basic help to the victims.
Source: Lasexta
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