The UN refugee agency said it had launched a huge operation Wednesday to bring desperately needed aid to half a million Iraqis driven from their homes by jihadist rebels. "It's the largest single aid push we have mounted in more than a decade," UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres said in a statement. The first Boeing 747 of the 10-day operation flew into the Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil from Jordan carrying 100 tonnes of aid including tents, plastic sheets, kitchen sets, and jerry cans. Three other flights were due to leave Jordan on Thursday, Friday and Saturday carrying 100 tonnes each.
08-24-2014, 11:52 PM
UN launches aid operation for 500,000 in **rthern Iraq
The UN refugee agency said it had launched a huge operation Wednesday to bring desperately needed aid to half a million Iraqis driven from their homes by jihadist rebels. "It's the largest single aid push we have mounted in more than a decade," UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres said in a statement. The first Boeing 747 of the 10-day operation flew into the Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil from Jordan carrying 100 tonnes of aid including tents, plastic sheets, kitchen sets, and jerry cans. Three other flights were due to leave Jordan on Thursday, Friday and Saturday carrying 100 tonnes each.
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