"The regime is asphyxiating half a million Syrians in Aleppo by obstructing deliveries of food, water, and medicine," Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.
"Syrians all over the country are being butchered at the hands of a ruthless tyrant," Kerry said, strongly condemning "the brutally indefensible and illegitimate Assad regime."
The regime was "dropping dozens of barrel bombs a day on the city and surrounding suburbs," he said.
The new aid brings the US total released for Syria since the start of the war three years ago to USD 2.4 billion, and Kerry insisted that it was "having an impact on the ground -- right now."
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Some USD 1.2 billion has gone towards helping more than 4.7 million people inside Syria, and USD 1.2 billion is going towards aid efforts for some three million refugees who are being sheltered in neighboring countries.
"And our assistance feeds, shelters, and provides medicine and water to millions of refugees throughout the region in countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt, all coping with the burden of hosting thousands of refugees," Kerry said.
He insisted that Washington remained committed "to finding a political solution to this crisis" even though efforts to bring the regime and the opposition to the negotiating table collapsed earlier this year without any progress.