Aid group calls for humanitarian access in Syria

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AAA  Oct. 15, 2013 12:19 PM ET Aid group calls for humanitarian access in Syria AP In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, greets his supporters after he attended prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, greets his supporters after he attended prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with a Syrian man, right, after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, third left, prays on the first day of Eid al-Adha at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, fifth from right, prays during the Eid al-Adha prayer at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center background, prays during the Eid al-Adha prayer at the Sayeda Hassiba mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA) BEIRUT (AP) — A general director of Doctors Without Borders is calling for greater access for humanitarian aid in Syria to help people affected by the country's civil war. Christopher Stokes also urged the international community to show the same urgency to secure access for such assistance as it did to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. Stokes said the recent access granted to weapons inspectors proves areas that have long been sealed-off can be opened if the political will exists. Doctors Without Borders currently operates four clinics in opposition-held areas, and clandestinely supports 70 in government-controlled territory. Stokes said Tuesday that the government has not authorized the group to work in Syria. Associated Press

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