U.S. Increases Aid to Syria, Now Totals $210 Million
Weekly Standard ^ | December 12, 2012 | Daniel Halper
Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:39:50 PM by opentalk
The State Department announced today that it had increased aid to help with humanitarian situation in Syria. Today's announcement stated that an additional $14 million of aid would be given, pushing the grand total of aid to Syria to $210 million.
"Today, Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns announced the United States is providing nearly $14 million in additional humanitarian aid that
will provide nutrition support for children, as well as additional emergency medical and winterization supplies to families in need inside Syria," the State Department spokesman said in a statement.
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