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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/world/middleeast/syria-aid-united-nations.html?ref=middleeast
73 Syrian Aid Groups Suspend Cooperation with UN
(New York Times) Rick Gladstone - 73 Syrian aid groups suspended their cooperation with the UN on Thursday, saying the Assad government had exploited a UN aid distribution system to steer aid to areas it regards as politically acceptable. "This deliberate manipulation by the Syrian government and the complacency of the UN have played hand-in-hand," the groups said. "We have little hope that the UN-coordinated humanitarian response might operate independently of the political priorities of the Syrian government." Dr. Ahmad Tarakji, president of the Syrian American Medical Society, said some aid intended for civilians winds up in Syrian military bases.