1 3 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁announced ▁another ▁$ 6 0 1 ▁million ▁in ▁new ▁human itar ian ▁fund ing ▁for ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁countries , ▁bringing ▁its ▁total ▁contribution ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 . 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁human itar ian ▁assistance . ▁The ▁US ▁is ▁providing ▁food ▁aid , ▁medical ▁supplies , ▁emer gency ▁and ▁basic ▁health ▁care , ▁shelter ▁materials , ▁clean ▁water , ▁h yg iene ▁education ▁and ▁supplies , ▁and ▁other ▁relief ▁supplies . ▁Islam ic ▁Rel ief ▁has ▁stock ed ▁ 3 0 ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁sent ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁medical ▁and ▁food ▁parc els . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁asked ▁for ▁authority ▁to ▁spend ▁up ▁to ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁in ▁log ist ical ▁support ▁to ▁diplom ats ▁and ▁aid ▁workers ▁in ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁war ▁zones , ▁including ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁allow ▁State ▁Department ▁and ▁USA ID ▁officers ▁to ▁be ▁detailed ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁stabil ization ▁efforts . ▁The ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁M ick ▁Mul roy ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁authority ▁would ▁help ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁USA ID ▁to ▁conduct ▁stabil ization ▁operations ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁assistance . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁has ▁allocated ▁over ▁£ 1 ▁billion ▁( c . ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁billion )