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| Clashes break out in Syria’s Aleppo as ceasefire expires |
| 2016-10-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] Clashes between Syrian government forces and gunnies have erupted in the divided city of Aleppo after a unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia came to an end. The ceasefire expired on Saturday evening, after a one-day extension on Friday. The truce was aimed at permitting civilians and foreign-sponsored gunnies to leave the eastern areas of the city. During the ceasefire, eight humanitarian corridors were set up for people to leave to the city, but according to reports they were seldom used. Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Sergei Rudskoi said that gunnies were stopping people from using the corridors, using civilians as human shields. "The forces of Evil are using the ceasefire in their interest... We are seeing them massing around Aleppo and preparing for another breakthrough into the city's western neighborhoods," he said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fierce festivities broke out along the line dividing the city with exchanges of heavy artillery fire. |
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