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TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrosssaystheSyriangovernmenthasgivenitpermissiontoenterthebesiegeddistrictofBabaAmrinHomstomorrowjusthoursafteroppositionfightersretreated. CarlaMardiniisaspokeswomanfortheICRCinGeneva.
"We'llbebringinginfoodandmedicalaid. Astothefiguresoftheteams, thisisbeingorganisedrightnow, soIcan'tgiveyoumore. Wealsodon'thavethefiguresofhowmanypeoplewereseriouslywoundedordead. We'llhavetoseewhatthesituationisonthespot. It'sapriorityforustoentersowecanassessthesituationonthegroundanddecidehowwe'regoingtorespondthemostefficientlyandthemostrapidly."