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Crisis in the Caucasus: Update January 27, 2000
The Islamic Supreme Council of America and the International Association for Social Support of Citizens distributes a truckload of humanitarian aid to Chechen refugees in Ingushetia, January 20, 2000.

 

 ISCA/IASSC distributed humanitarian aid packages to over 500 families, each consisting of from 5-10 members.

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 Each package distributed contained:

1 bottle cooking oil
2 kg. rice
can of milk
1 kg. sugar
.5 kg tea
2 kg. macaroni
2 kg. wheat flour
1 pkg. candy
1 pkg. biscuits
5 pkgs soup

 
The packages were assembled in Moscow by the ISCA/IASSC team, lead by Dr. Waheed Pirzada, representative of ISCA and chairman of IASSC.
Packages were packed, labeled for shipment and loaded onto the truck, rented for the distribution run. ingush_truck5.jpg (46414 bytes) peters_whs.jpg (45169 bytes)
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Prepared packages, ready to load. Truck and crew. Loading the truck.
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Once loaded, the 4-man crew set out for Ingushetia, a grueling two-day, 800 mile trek. ingush_truck4.jpg (36200 bytes)
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Arriving at one of the refugee camps near the Chechen-Ingush border, the crew rested while local assistants unloaded the truck in a warehouse. Refugees, hearing of the delivery, immediately flocked to the warehouse.
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All refugees registered their names and awaited receipt of the supplies, generously donated by Muslims in America.
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Upon completion of registration, Dr. Waheed Pirzada was honored to begin distributing the boxes on behalf of ISCA/IASSC. In retrospect he noted wryly, "I only wish we had the ability to come with 50 trucks, not just one! Insha-Allah the next delivery will be bigger with the support of our Muslim brethren in the US and other countries."
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This lady echoed the sentiments of many of the refugees, mostly women and the elderly: "Allah bless all of you. We are praying for those who donated this food." ingush_dist1s.jpg (17469 bytes)
Other ISCA/IASCC aid distribution:
copyright all photos ISCA/IASSC
 St. Petersburg - December 30, 1999
return to Chechnya page Ingushetia camps - Eid al-Fitr, January 8, 2000