Red Cross aids village near Homs

In Syria, Red Cross and Red Crescent teams today began distributing aid in the village of Abel near Homs. They also plan to move to other neighbourhoods sheltering families who have fled the battered district of Baba Amr.

Assistance includes food, blankets and hygiene kits, as well as providing first aid
care.

Government forces have blocked humanitarian access to Baba Amr since Friday, the day after troops seized it from rebels, and it remained blocked today.

Lydia O'Kane spoke to the ICRC’s Saleh Dabbakeh, who is in Damascus. Listen