Don't be Aleppo Become Next Sarajevo at 1992-1996
Kamis, 15 Desember 2016 - 20:22 WIB
Don't be Aleppo Become Next Sarajevo at 1992-1996
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ALEPPO - Once Syria’s largest metropolis being 'destroyed'. Aleppo, 1,000 year old Muslim heritage has turned to dust. Lately the Russian air force has joined in the destruction of east Aleppo and the rising death toll of civilians. Shortages of fuel, water, food and electricity have left civilians trapped in the city amid a humanitarian crisis. Russian aircraft have targeted its hospitals and schools, its citizens have been shelled, bombed, starved and gassed.
Calls to end the bloodshed in Aleppo and ensuring civilians are given safe passage out of the city rang out from protests and vigils held across the globe, following the breakdown of ceasefire deal just hours after it began.
APF reports that a new truce deal has since been brokered to evacuate 4,000 rebels and their families.
Thousands took to the streets in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which itself saw a bloody three-year siege during the Bosnian War. More than 13,000 people died during the Sarajevo seige, which ran from April 1992 to February 1996.
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In the Netherlands, demonstrators lit candles, while in the German city of Hamburg, protesters with a large Syrian flag called for a ceasefire in front of the Iranian consulate.
The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off on Wednesday to show support for the people of Aleppo.
The monument was plunged into darkness from 8:00 pm local time in what Paris Mayor, Anne Hidalgo said was a protest at the 'unbearable' situation for civilians in the city where fighting raged during the day.
Overnight talks have reinforced a ceasefire deal to allow Syrian rebels and tens of thousands of civilians to leave the war-torn eastern city of Aleppo, the media arm of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has said.
Meanwhile, Syrian rebels says will probably begin leaving their last holdout in the city 'in the coming hours'.
The announcement by Hezbollah's Military Media came after the ceasefire deal, mediated by Ankara and Moscow, unravelled amid fighting the previous day.
Shiite Hezbollah militiamen are fighting in the Syrian civil war on the side of President Bashar Assad's forces. Damascus and its allies have not commented on the ceasefire being back on.
The British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighting stopped in the city at around 4am local time.A Syrian army official confirmed all was ready for rebels and civilians to start leaving Aleppo 'at any moment'.
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According to the Guardian, wounded and unwounded civilians were expected to begin leaving the rebel-held area at 6am, though as of four hours later, evacuation teams hadn't crossed the city into the opposition held area.
Calls to end the bloodshed in Aleppo and ensuring civilians are given safe passage out of the city rang out from protests and vigils held across the globe, following the breakdown of ceasefire deal just hours after it began.
APF reports that a new truce deal has since been brokered to evacuate 4,000 rebels and their families.
Thousands took to the streets in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which itself saw a bloody three-year siege during the Bosnian War. More than 13,000 people died during the Sarajevo seige, which ran from April 1992 to February 1996.
In the Netherlands, demonstrators lit candles, while in the German city of Hamburg, protesters with a large Syrian flag called for a ceasefire in front of the Iranian consulate.
The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off on Wednesday to show support for the people of Aleppo.
The monument was plunged into darkness from 8:00 pm local time in what Paris Mayor, Anne Hidalgo said was a protest at the 'unbearable' situation for civilians in the city where fighting raged during the day.
Overnight talks have reinforced a ceasefire deal to allow Syrian rebels and tens of thousands of civilians to leave the war-torn eastern city of Aleppo, the media arm of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has said.
Meanwhile, Syrian rebels says will probably begin leaving their last holdout in the city 'in the coming hours'.
The announcement by Hezbollah's Military Media came after the ceasefire deal, mediated by Ankara and Moscow, unravelled amid fighting the previous day.
Shiite Hezbollah militiamen are fighting in the Syrian civil war on the side of President Bashar Assad's forces. Damascus and its allies have not commented on the ceasefire being back on.
The British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighting stopped in the city at around 4am local time.A Syrian army official confirmed all was ready for rebels and civilians to start leaving Aleppo 'at any moment'.
According to the Guardian, wounded and unwounded civilians were expected to begin leaving the rebel-held area at 6am, though as of four hours later, evacuation teams hadn't crossed the city into the opposition held area.
(rnz)
