Rukban refugee camp in Syria receives UN aid convoy

UN aid convoy on Saturday reached the Rukban refugee camp in Syria, next to the border with Jordan.

A United Nations aid convoy on Saturday reached the Rukban refugee camp in Syria, next to the border with Jordan, where thousands of people are stranded in the desert, a member of the camp's local council said.

"The first convoys have entered the camp," said Abu Abdullah, a member of the civilian council that runs the camp and has coordinated with the U.N. on humanitarian aid convoys.