Trucks carrying aid entered four besieged towns in Syria on Wednesday in what the United Nations described as a test for the country's warring sides ahead of a hoped-for ceasefire.
The Red Crescent said trucks laden with supplies entered Moadimayet al-Sham, near Damascus, the first delivery of aid since world powers agreed on an ambitious plan to cease hostilities by Friday and dramatically ramp up humanitarian access.
The agency's Muhannad al-Asadi told AFP that 35 trucks entered the town, "carrying 8,800 sacks of flour, 4,400 food parcels, high energy foods and medical equipment".
An AFP journalist said three trucks also entered Madaya, a town besieged by Syrian forces in Damascus province.