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Starving Syrians Beg For RAF Aid Drops
An international medical charity is calling on the Prime Minister to use the RAF to deliver aid to besieged areas in Syria.
In a letter to the Mr Cameron, the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organisations says RAF aid drops to 17 towns could save more than one million people.
Advisor to UOSSM Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told Forces TV
"These are hard won skill in Afghanistan where we had to drop aid into remote bases all over the place from Kajaki to Sagin to Girishk. Those skills learnt there are very transferable to the Syrian conflict."
He also argued that the UK could make a significant difference in Syria.
"A C-17 can drop about 65 tonnes of aid in one run a C-130 Hercules can drop about 20 tonnes... just two aircraft operating out of Cyprus could drop hundreds of tonnes of aid into Syria every single day and that could make a huge difference"
In 2014 British forces dropped aid to thousands of people trapped on a mountain as they fled advancing militants in Iraq.
The RAF has also delivered vital aid to the small island of Vanuatu to help people affected by Cyclone Pam in 2015.
UN-backed Syrian peace talks have failed to make any progress in recent days.
Sam Taylor from the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, who have been distributing medical aid and emergency relief in Syria spoke to Forces TV.
The Prime Minister's office says David Cameron has agreed with US President Barack Obama on the need to "maintain momentum" in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.
It follows an announcement that the US is deploying another 250 American troops to Syria.
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