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UN Says Militants Using Civilians as Human Shield in Aleppo

Thu Dec 15, 2016 09:14:18

The UN's Commission of Inquiry for Syria (COI) says it has received reports that militants in Syria’s Aleppo are preventing civilians from leaving the city and are using them as human shields

Western Countries Use 'False Reports' to Accuse Syria at UN Security Council: Syria's UN Envoy

Wed Dec 14, 2016 22:31:55

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar Jafari strongly rejected western media reports that the army has carried out executions and targeted killing of civilians in Eastern Aleppo after the Tuesday night ceasefire, insisting that the 'fabricated reports' have been frequently used by terrorists' sponsors to call for emergency sessions at UN Security Council.

Zarif, Muallem Talk about Aleppo Situation, Civilians' Safe Exit

Wed Dec 14, 2016 22:02:14

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem in a telephone conversation on Wednesday discussed the latest situation in the city of Aleppo, including the safe exit of civilians from the battle zones as well as the need for dispatching humanitarian aid to the war-stricken city.

Syrian Army Retake Control Over Heights Near Palmyra Military Airfield: Source

Wed Dec 14, 2016 21:47:27

The Syrian army has regained control over heights close to the T4 military airfield near Palmyra, a Syrian military source said.

Liberation of Aleppo Paves the Way for Syrian Army's 'Offensive on Idlib, Raqqa'

Wed Dec 14, 2016 20:43:50

The liberation of the Syrian city of Aleppo creates an opportunity for government forces to make further advances against terrorists across Syria, said Boris Dolgov, senior research fellow at the Institute for Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

This Is How Daesh Militants Manage to 'Secretly' Crawl Up to Palmyra

Wed Dec 14, 2016 20:02:49

Daesh terrorists have managed to enter the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra because they used so-called "cloud tactic" to secretly move in small groups, said Alexander Perendzhiev, a political and military analyst and lecturer at the Plekhanov Russia University of Economics.

Latest Footage of Aleppo Intense Fighting in a Small Rebel Enclave

Wed Dec 14, 2016 17:55:54

Fighting continued in eastern Aleppo on Wednesday, despite a cease-fire deal that was to allow for the evacuation of trapped terrorists and tens of thousands of civilians.

VIDEO: By Resuming War in Aleppo, Evacuation suspended in East Aleppo

Wed Dec 14, 2016 17:37:08

Footage broadcast by the Al Mayadeen TV station on Wednesday showed a number of green evacuation buses leaving east Aleppo with no rebels or civilians on board.

VIDEO: Hostilities in Aleppo Appear to Resume

Wed Dec 14, 2016 17:08:20

The Beirut-based pan-Arab satellite channel Al Mayadeen broadcast footage on Wednesday of plumes of smoke rising above east Aleppo.

VIDEO: Iranian Officials Hail Syrian Government on Aleppo

Wed Dec 14, 2016 16:41:23

Iranian officials on Wednesday hailed the Syrian government for its success in "liberating" the majority of Aleppo from rebels.

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