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President Obama on Wednesday announced the
U.S. would give an additional $195 million in humanitarian aid to
displaced Syrians as a gesture to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday
marking the end of the Muslim holy month.
“Many of us have had the opportunity to
break fast with our Muslim friends and colleagues — a tradition that
reminds us to be grateful for our blessings and to show compassion to
the less fortunate among us, including millions of Syrians who spent
Ramadan displaced from their homes, their families, and their loved
ones,” the president said in a statement.
“To help the many Syrians in need this Eid
al-Fitr, the United States is providing an additional $195 million in
food aid and other humanitarian aid, bringing our humanitarian
contribution to the Syrian people to over $1 billion since the crisis
began,” he continued. “For millions of Americans, Eid is part of a great
tapestry of America’s many traditions, and I wish all Muslims a blessed
and joyful celebration. Eid Mubarak.”
Eid al-Fitr, a 24-hour period that begins
Wednesday evening, is celebrated by Muslims to mark the end of Ramadan, a
month when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. Muslims celebrate the end of
the holy month with big feasts.
Obama’s statement, in which he said he and
first lady Michelle Obama send their “warmest greetings to Muslims
celebrating,” caps off a tense final week of Ramadan in the Middle East
and northern Africa.
The State Department closed 19 foreign
diplomatic posts across the region, with some officials citing worries
that a terror attack would take place last Sunday, known to Muslims as
The Night of Power.
Reports quoted anonymous U.S. officials
saying the National Security Agency intercepted messages between top al
Qaeda operatives about specific plans for a terror attack.
Much of the chatter focused on Yemen, and
on Tuesday, the U.S. evacuated embassy personnel and stepped up its
drone attacks in the country. Yemen said Wednesday that it had foiled an
al Qaeda plan to blow up oil pipelines in the country.
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