Turkey's IHH sends aid convoy to Aleppo

Organizing aid campaigns incessantly since the beginning of the Syrian fight, the Turkey-based IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation prepared a convoy to be sent to Aleppo from Istanbul, intending to draw interest on the dire situation of Aleppo, forsaken by the world.

The convoy, which involves aid trucks and participants' vehicles, departed from the Kazlıçeşme district of Istanbul, with the motto of 'Open Roads to Aleppo.'

Expecting participants from all cities of Turkey and also abroad, the autocade will organize demonstrations against assaults on East Aleppo, in each city on its route.

The group will make a public statement at Turkey's Cilvegözü border gate with Syria, the convoy's last destination in Turkey, urging a halt in massacres and calling for a corridor to Aleppo in order to deliver the aid.

Before the convoy's departure, Bülent Yıldırım, the general director of the IHH Foundation said in a public statement, “You, Muslim countries, why do you keep silent, while Turkey is doing the best it could as a mediator. We have to raise our voice, so that Turkey has a strong hand on the table."

Addressing Iran, the greatest supporter of the Assad regime, he stated, “Bosnian youth never forget massacres at the hand of Serbians. Syrian people will also never forget about what you have done. Beware of Allah and stop the massacre!"

“I hope that we will try to lift blockades and open roads and we will save our Muslim brothers alive from Aleppo through a common action with all political parties and NGOs, which are uncomfortable with the situation in Aleppo," he added.

In his last words, he prayed, “May Allah save Aleppo, Damascus and Jerusalem and swell the number of people, volunteering to risk their lives to convey aids like you. May your voyage be blessed. May Allah protect you."