Aleppo Siege: Kerry Warns Russia Bombing Will Trigger 'Revenge'

Oct 21, 2016, 00:36
Aleppo Siege: Kerry Warns Russia Bombing Will Trigger 'Revenge'

Aleppo, held by rebels determined to oust President Bashar al-Assad, has come under heavy bombardment since the Russian-backed military announced an offensive in late September to regain control of the east.

The Russian defence ministry was streaming live video from several of the corridors, showing waiting ambulances and buses along empty roads.

Ahmed says Turkish aircraft and tanks targeted areas liberated by Kurdish-led forces from Islamic State militants, effectively aiding the extremist group.

The United Nations had proposed allowing safe passage for jihadist fighters linked to al-Qaida from eastern areas of Aleppo, where they intermingle with anti-Assad forces backed by the USA, some European nations and allies in the Middle East.

Turning to a planned ceasefire due to begin in Aleppo later this morning, Hollande said that Putin appeared to be ready to extend the truce, set to last for 11 hours.

The statement charged that the rebels in eastern Aleppo are holding hundreds of families hostages.

"Each gunman who does not seize the opportunity of the pause will face his fatal destiny", Syria's army said in a statement on Wednesday announcing the 72-hour halt to operations.

More than 250,000 civilians have been trapped in the rebel-held east of the city under near-continuous siege since mid-July.

President of the European Council Donald Tusk said that the EU can not rule out sanctions against Russian Federation as it continues to bomb Syria.

"We guarantee a safe exit".

"An appeal to our people. we will extend every help from shelters to hot dishes and facilities that offer you medical treatment", said the army loudspeaker.

But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said only a permanent ceasefire was acceptable. In early-morning interviews with German television and radio, the government's Russian Federation commissioner Gernot Erler said that the "more had come out" of the meeting than expected and that "very important" progress had been made toward implementing the Minsk II peace accords aimed at ending the conflict between Russian Federation and Ukraine.

To the rebels, the army broadcaster said: "Drop your weapons, this is your last chance".

The reports say they were taken to a Russian air base in Syria and that their injuries are not life-threatening.

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