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Monday, January 11, 2016

Video - First aid convoys ready to enter besieged Syrian town of Madaya. - live Updates.

A total of 39 trucks with humanitarian aid are expected in the town, RT’s Murad Gazdiev reports from the area. Media coverage is low, and there are no Western journalists on the scene, according to Gazdiev. Read the full story here .

Spoke too soon. The #UN being the #UN, they seem to have decided to do nothing for a bit. #madaya convoy not moving pic.twitter.com/WOhmPSCEDj
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

#RedCross negotiators have left #madaya. They're saying #UN/#RedCross aid convoy will arrive shortly pic.twitter.com/o4HoQO0atY
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

panoramic shot of #maday. #UN/#RedCross aid convoy still en route. #RedCross negotiators now talking with rebels pic.twitter.com/8xvRj67wVW
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

It's worse than the rumours: #madaya civilians say rebels charged 100,000 SP ($250) for kilogram of rice pic.twitter.com/HhvQ6Inbg4
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Many #madaya civilians weeping for joy at finally leaving this place. Say #ISIS in town, fight together with rebels pic.twitter.com/4iQl5sRBOu
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Hundreds of people fleeing #madaya. These are the ones rebels are letting go... Mostly women and kids pic.twitter.com/XNvloT9W5v
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Fleeing #madaya civilians blame rebels for cruelty, theft... My interviews with them on #RT shortly pic.twitter.com/PVk9iDuRUs
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Rebels in #madaya apparently reluctant to let journalists into the town to speak with locals. Negotiations ongoing pic.twitter.com/S9QABNlBrf
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

We're at the entrance to #madaya. #syria military, rebels talking. Still waiting for #un/#redcross aid convoy pic.twitter.com/btbyTtXWy6
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

This is #madaya itself, and the road #un/#RedCross aid trucks will drive down. 39 trucks expected any minute #syria pic.twitter.com/cXNjplXpwI
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Another fully loadef #syria govt food aid truck going in to #madaya. Looks like rice or flour. pic.twitter.com/d9sKC7Nn9z
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

Just passed by first aid trucks bound for #madaya. Water&flour. Judging by lack of markings, this is #syria govt aid pic.twitter.com/OKiHhnW2iJ
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

More on #madaya: #syria military sent 42 tons of food there on 27 november. All of it was seized by Islamist rebels; the are reselling aid
— Murad Gazdiev (@MuradoRT) January 11, 2016

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