DAMASCUS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 13 truckloads of aid started entering the rebel-held Douma district in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside Friday, Red Cross spokesperson told Xinhua.

The 13 truckloads are part of the former 46 trucks that entered Douma a few days before but couldn't be unloaded at the time due to the situation on ground, Inji Sedky, the spokesperson of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Activists said the 13 truckloads had to leave Douma due to government shelling, while the government says the rebels shelling hindered the full offload of the remaining trucks before they prepared again to enter Douma on Friday.

Meanwhile, Sedky said the 13 trucks included 2,400 food parcels and 3,240 wheat flour bags.