FOUR aid convoys from Bosnia followed Syria

The fourth humanitarian aid convoy of 17 trucks organized by non-governmental associations MFS-EMMAUS started on Friday from Male Brijesnica for Syria, which, including this convoy, so far from Bosnia and Herzegovina sent about 936 tonnes of aid, reports Anadolu Agency.

In the fourth humanitarian convoy is 341 tons of flour, 30,015 liters of oil, seven range of pasta, two pallets of jam, six pallets of clothing and nine pallets diapers.

The action of collecting aid for the fourth convoy largely helped Mufti Zenica and Banja Luka, the Association of Podrinje-Srebrenica and Foundation Muharem Berbić.Elmedin Škreb leader is the fourth humanitarian convoy and a member of the MFS-EMMAUS, and said that this is the biggest humanitarian convoy so far .

- We send our fourth convoy, the largest ever, and consists of 17 trucks, carrying about 24 tons of cargo each. It's about 15 truckloads of flour, a truck oil, and a truck is combined, pasta, clothing and jam. Help by sending we gathered with the help of Mufti Zenica and Banja Luka and other citizens who have helped this action. This is a convoy as a whole with the earlier convoys of aid amounts to 936 tons, and our goal was that this year we send over 1,000 tons of aid, and that we have practically reached the half-year. I urge all those who want to help to contact us and we will try to give feedback transparent information. Therefore, with us going and four representatives muftijstava who will also convey information firsthand - he said Škreb.

Given that the person lived on the border between the Republic of Turkey and Syria, where travel and today's convoy, Škreb shared their experiences.

- Those who live on teritotriji Turkey are disposed, and those who live along the border with the Syrian side in tent camps who counted tens of thousands of residents, are in quite difficult conditions. We had a chance to go, but not stay in such a place, which has 70,000 inhabitants. Therefore, we hope that our help alleviate their ailments - said Škreb.

He added that the assistance goes to town Reyhanlik, in the province of Hatay in southern part of Turkey, near the border with Syria, and Škreb pointed out that in this city lives of 90,000 local inhabitants and 120,000 refugees from Syria, which speaks of the generosity of the Turkish people. Fuad ef. Omerbašić, the chief imam of Striving and envoy Zenica mufti, said that the action in the area of Zenica Mufti lasted less than three days.

- At the suggestion of Zenica mufti, Mufti Council of Zenica has supported this initiative, and for less than three days, which took action in the area of Zenica Mufti, the Muslims, they competed in the charity - said Omerbašić.

Irman Ganibegović, a truck driver from Kakanj, said that awaits them around 2,500 kilometers of road, but that is the desire to help is stronger than everything.

- The situation is such that no one would want to happen to him. And we have been in this situation, and we have helped. We decided and we get going in this convoy, we're going to help these people as much as we are able. We want to finish this hairli time to drop as it should be, but for the rest we will see. Menu is the first time that I go like this in the humanitarian convoy. Waiting for us some 2,500 kilometers to down - said Ganibegović.

The convoy was headed for Syria in 11 hours from Male Brijesnica, and coming on the Turkish-Syrian border is expected on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

• 12 May, 2017
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