Libya sends 34 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria

TRIPOLI, Libya

A plane carrying 34 tons of humanitarian aid departed Sunday from the city of Misrata, Libya, bound for Syria, which is working to transition in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall.

According to a statement from the Misrata city government, the aid plane took off from Misrata Airport carrying a delegation from the city and the Libyan Red Crescent.

The delegation was received at Damascus Airport by representatives of the Syrian Red Crescent and officials from Libya’s Embassy in Damascus.

Syrian state TV reported that the aid plane delivered 34 tons of food and medical supplies to the capital Damascus.

*Writing by Gizem Nisa Cebi in Istanbul