IRAQ: UAE relief work continues in many cities

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Att.Editors: The following item is by the United Arab Emirates news agency (WAM)

BAGHDAD, May 13 2003 (IPS) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) has continued its relief work in many Iraqi cities.

RCS teams continued the distribution of medical and food supplies in many residential areas in Baghdad and Mosul, in the presence of tribal dignitaries, said Salim Ali Salim, Head of the RCS fifth delegation in Musul.

He said two relief aircrafts landed in the city and that two more were expected to airlift supplies to the city within the next couple of days.

He added that a delegation has just returned to Mosul from Turkey, where they purchased relief items from the Turkish markets.