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While the anti-terrorist operation against ISIL in Deir-ez-zor continues, sector partners remain active in providing emergency relief assistance. In November, UNHCR with SARC collectively assisted around 52,000 people with core and supplementary non-food items. Among the locations served include Al Mayadin, Deir-ez-zor City, Enbeh, Lower Baqras, and Shmeitiyeh.
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For the first time in four years, humanitarian aid trucks were able to access both government and armed opposition group (AoG) held areas along Aleppo to Hama (M5) highway. It can be recalled that since 2013 this route was completely blocked restricting public transport and humanitarian aid delivery. With this new development, it is expected that humanitarian actors will utilized this highway to transport relief assistance particularly in the western countryside. As of this report, humanitarian aid trucks were reported to arrive in AoG-controlled areas in rural Aleppo and parts of Idleb as well as governmental areas in west Aleppo.
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The 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview was finalized and published in November. Around 4.7 million people are still in need of NFI assistance of which 3.3 million are in an acute situation. The need remains substantial especially for those newly-displaced population requiring core, supplementary, and seasonal assistance.