Aid delivered to thousands stranded in Syrian camp

BEIRUT — The U.N. and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent on Wednesday completed a desperately needed aid delivery to displaced Syrians in a remote desert camp near the border with Jordan.

Fadwa Abed Rabbou Baroud, of the U.N. Office of the Resident Coordinator, said the delivery to the Rukban camp included a month’s worth of food, as well as medicine, clothes and vaccinations.

The nearly 50,000 people stranded in the desert had received no aid since January. At least four people have died in the past month because of malnutrition and limited access to medical care.

Syria and its ally Russia have blamed U.S. troops stationed nearby for not providing security for aid shipments, allegations the Americans deny. Jordan closed the border over security concerns.