Iraq Humanitarian Aid

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  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Offers Quake Aid To Arch Foe Iran

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered aid to the victims of the weekend's deadly earthquake in Iran insisting enmity between the two governments does not prevent humanitarian sympathy.

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  Turkish Red Crescent Says Sending Aid For 10,000 To Iraq's Mosul

  The Turkish Red Crescent is sending trucks of aid to northern Iraq with enough food and humanitarian supplies for 10,000 people displaced by fighting in Mosul, the president of the agency said on Friday.

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  Lack of Funds Threatens Food Aid for Millions in Iraq, Says UN Body

  A major shortage of aid funding for Iraq threatens food assistance relied on by more than two million people, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country said on Sunday.

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  US Top Court Rejects Iraq Bid to Revive 'Oil-For-Food' Lawsuit

  The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein's government to subvert the UN oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.

• Western Militaries Drop Food, Water in Besieged Iraq Town

  Western militaries have airdropped humanitarian aid to the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli, home to thousands of Shiite Turkmen cut off by jihadists from receiving food, water, and medical supplies.

• US Planes Strike Militants, Drop Aid Near Iraq's Amerli

  The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the besieged Shi'ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq and airdropped humanitarian aid to civilians trapped there, the Pentagon said.

• US Makes Airdrop of Humanitarian Aid in Besieged Iraq Town: Pentagon

  The US military on Saturday made an airlift of humanitarian aid to the besieged town of Amerli, northern Iraq and home to thousands of Shia Turkomen cut off by jihadist rebels from receiving food, water, and medical supplies.

• American Woman is Being Held Hostage in Syria

  The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the radical group.

• Seeing Iraq Horror, Europe Pledges Aid and Arms

  The European Union on Friday sought to forge a unified response to the rapid advance of Islamic militants in Iraq and the resulting refugee crisis, with several EU nations pledging more humanitarian aid and raising the possibility of directly arming Kurdish fighters battling Sunni insurgents.

• Britain Airdrops Humanitarian Aid for Besieged Iraqis

  Britain has begun airdropping food and water to thousands of civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing jihadist militants a week ago, officials said Sunday.

• US Military Aircraft Drop Food, Water to Iraqis for Second Night

  US military aircraft dropped humanitarian aid to Iraqis under threat from hardline militants in northern Iraq for the second straight night, the Pentagon said on Friday.

• UN Security Council Authorizes Cross-Border Aid Access in Syria

  The U.N. Security Council on Monday authorized humanitarian access without Syrian government consent into rebel-held areas at four border crossings from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan, even though Syria has warned it deems such deliveries incursions into its territory.

• United Nations seeks over 5 billion dollars aid for Syria in biggest ever appeal

  The United Nations launched its biggest humanitarian appeal ever today to help millions of Syrians suffering the effects of a conflict that has dragged on for more than two years with no end in sight.