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July 13, 2022

U.N. Security Council Extends Syria Aid for Six Months
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The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend lifesaving
humanitarian aid to millions in northern Syria for another six months.
The resolution, put forward by Ireland and Norway, originally called for
a year-long extension to shipments of food, medicine and shelter for the
rebel-held area, but was cut down to six months after days of Russian
opposition.

In other news from Syria, the Pentagon announced Tuesday that it
assassinated a senior leader of the Islamic State, Maher al-Agal, in a
drone strike


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