Aleppo has been in a state of siege since government forces, led by President Bashar al-Assad, closed in on the Castello Road, the last route into rebel-held areas of the city.
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The Russian Defense Ministry on August 19 denied any responsibility for the air attack in Aleppo that struck the home of Ali and Omran Daqnish. His face, covered with dust and blood, is being seen as emblematic of the current Syrian crisis.
Frustrated and unhappy, the United Nations envoy for Syria abruptly cut short a Thursday meeting of its humanitarian task force because aid convoys to besieged cities and towns have been impeded this month amid a surge in fighting in the country’s 5-1/2-year civil war.
The airstrike that destroyed the home of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh who was photographed after being pulled from the rubble has claimed the life of his brother.
Fighting and airstrikes in and around Aleppo have killed 448 civilians so far this month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
He had internal bleeding and organ damage, doctors told the witness.
The image of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh looking dazed, with a face half covered in blood, that has gone viral and has given a face to how bad the situation has become in Syria.
Omran Daqneesh, 5, was the subject of a bloodied and dusty image that shocked everyone, following a horrific airstrike in Aleppo, Syria.
As global concern mounted, President Bashar al-Assad’s key ally Russian Federation said it was ready to halt fire in the battleground northern city for 48-hour “humanitarian pauses” from next week.
Mr de Mistura said there was no sense in holding such talks as the country endured air strikes, suicide bombs and chemical attacks.
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On Friday, the World Food Programme described the situation in besieged areas as “nightmarish” amid growing worldwide concern over the humanitarian cost of the war in Syria.
