In effect, the "humanitarian" ceasefire in Aleppo
The "humanitarian" ceasefire declared by Moscow to allow civilians and rebels to abandon the Syrian metropolis of Aleppo entered into force today, after a week polyaimakti attack against the city districts are under the control of dissident forces.
The truce took effect at 08.00 (local and GMT) and after the forces of Damascus and Moscow have stopped for two days of deadly air strikes against the city's eastern districts, where 250,000 people live.
Moscow announced yesterday that the truce would last 11 hours, and not eight as originally announced. However, in the evening, the Syrian army announced that the truce would last three days. In Berlin, the president of Russia Vladimir Putin declared himself ready to extend "as long as necessary" to stop the air raids.
Eight "humanitarian" corridors will be opened, six of which are intended for the removal of civilians, the sick and the wounded, and two for the withdrawal of the rebels, but that can also be used by civilians, yesterday the Russian military sponge.
The truce applies as Moscow criticized fiercely for weeks in the international arena, with the West to condemn war crimes, once the exceptional severity bombing which began on 22 September have killed hundreds of civilians and destroying the city's infrastructure, particularly hospitals.
The regime of Bashar al-Assad and Russian allies say they bombard the eastern districts of the city to wipe out the "terrorists", especially the jihadis Front Fateh al-Sam (former Front al Nosra, Syrian wing of Al Qaeda).
Once financial capital of Syria, Aleppo became one of the symbols of the civil war that ruined Syria since March 2011. The Syrian metropolis is divided from 2012 in western filokathestotiko, and the eastern area that is under the control of dissidents rebels.
The "humanitarian" ceasefire declared by Moscow to allow civilians and rebels to abandon the Syrian metropolis of Aleppo entered into force today, after a week polyaimakti attack against the city districts are under the control of dissident forces.
The truce took effect at 08.00 (local and GMT) and after the forces of Damascus and Moscow have stopped for two days of deadly air strikes against the city's eastern districts, where 250,000 people live.
Moscow announced yesterday that the truce would last 11 hours, and not eight as originally announced. However, in the evening, the Syrian army announced that the truce would last three days. In Berlin, the president of Russia Vladimir Putin declared himself ready to extend "as long as necessary" to stop the air raids.
Eight "humanitarian" corridors will be opened, six of which are intended for the removal of civilians, the sick and the wounded, and two for the withdrawal of the rebels, but that can also be used by civilians, yesterday the Russian military sponge.
The truce applies as Moscow criticized fiercely for weeks in the international arena, with the West to condemn war crimes, once the exceptional severity bombing which began on 22 September have killed hundreds of civilians and destroying the city's infrastructure, particularly hospitals.
The regime of Bashar al-Assad and Russian allies say they bombard the eastern districts of the city to wipe out the "terrorists", especially the jihadis Front Fateh al-Sam (former Front al Nosra, Syrian wing of Al Qaeda).
Once financial capital of Syria, Aleppo became one of the symbols of the civil war that ruined Syria since March 2011. The Syrian metropolis is divided from 2012 in western filokathestotiko, and the eastern area that is under the control of dissidents rebels.
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