DAMASCUS, Oct. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Syria offered a convoy of humanitarian aid to displaced Iraqis on Thursday, the fifth of itskind this year, the official SANA news agency reported.

    The relief, comprised of 500 tents, would be provided to the displaced Iraqi people and the victims of the military operations there, SANA said.

    The Syrian Red Crescent, in cooperation with the Dutch Red Cross, transported the aid to the Iraqis in response to the request of the Iraqi Red Crescent, State Minister for the Syrian Red Crescent Organization Bashar Shaar was quoted as saying. Enditem