This happened in my neighborhood, Bustan Al-Qasr.
Advertisement
A boy inspects burning tires, which activists said are used to create smoke cover from warplanes, in Aleppo, Syria on August 1, 2016.
Thousands of Syrian rebel fighters have joined forces to push back the army, in “the great battle for Aleppo” that they hope will end the siege. “We are in intensive discussions with the Russian Federation and the government of Syria to ensure that the civilian population in Aleppo is protected and that standards of worldwide humanitarian law are respected in any operation of humanitarian assistance”, Ramzy said.
Moscow has long insisted that the US-backed so-called moderate opposition groups in Syria should leave the areas held by terrorists.
A group of relief agencies said they had completed delivery of a month’s worth of food and hygiene supplies. “Now, my hope is that we can arrive at that”, Kerry said, before issuing a new, if vaguer, suggestion of a potential USA breaking point.
“We are now overlooking the Ramousah area but Russian jets are intensifying their bombing, which is holding us back from moving quickly”, a rebel commander said, adding that they planned to fire shells and detonate auto bombs.
At least 22 children have been killed this week in clashes raging through the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Rebel fighters and their militant allies launched an assault on Sunday in a bid to ease a more than two-week government siege of opposition-held districts of the city.
Al Masri said he witnessed one man die.
He said that a few hours after kicking off their “fourth stage”, opposition factions were capable to liberate the village of Amiriya and Talat al-Mahroukat. Opposition forces have started an operation to try to break Assad’s control in Aleppo. This news story is related to breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
The skies over Aleppo, blacked out by smoke. “There hasn’t been any case of residents leaving the city”.
The SAMS report, released in March, documented 161 chemical attacks in Syria, and linked the vast majority of them and the resulting civilian casualties to the Assad government.
Approximately 350,000 civilians are trapped inside the besieged city, according to the United Nations.
Rather than corridors guaranteed by Syria and Russia, Egeland said, Aleppo needed a “normal” global humanitarian operation, run by the United Nations, Red Cross and Red Crescent, and a 48-hour pause in the fighting agreed to by all parties.
“We continue to believe that no one has an interest in further escalating the military situation in Aleppo in a way that would impede humanitarian aid and also impede chances of political settlement”, he said.
Advertisement
The New York-based Physicians for Human Rights group said the last week of July was the worst week for attacks on medical facilities in the region since the Syrian war began in 2011.
