Russia says prepared for humanitarian pause in Aleppo

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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov

… from  Press TV,  Tehran

[ Editor’s Note: I can’t tell from this article if the cease fire is just for the routes for the aid convoys and the inside of the city where the disbursements need to be made, or for the whole Aleppo battle.

The outskirts of the city is where the real battle has been going on. I can’t see the SAA sitting by and watching a week’s worth of fighting gains go up in smoke, where the jihadis have two free days to rearm and resupply.

And with the Russian bombing campaign hunting down all the jihadi supply depots and convoys to prevent them from getting to the Aleppo fight, they will want to keep that blockade on. 



With the 200 sortie strikes yesterday by the Russian and Syrian air forces, it looks like game on for countering those who have been supplying the jihadis and rebels all during the ceasefire. The big question now is will Erdogan keep the supplies flowing from Turkey with Iran and Russia not saying a word in protest, which so far they have not… Jim W. Dean ]

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Aleppo has seen many armies come and go
Aleppo has seen many armies come and go

– First published  …  August 18, 2016

Russia says it is ready to support a proposal by the United Nations for weekly 48-hour ceasefires in Aleppo in a bid to allow humanitarian aid deliveries to the contested northwestern Syrian city.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced Moscow’s position in a statement released on Thursday.

“We are ready to implement the first 48-hour ‘humanitarian pause’ to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo residents as a ‘pilot project’ already next week in order to ensure safe cargo deliveries to the city’s civilians,” Konashenkov said.

He added that specific dates could be determined after coordination with the UN and receiving guarantees of safe passage of the aid convoys from the US.

Humanitarian aid could be sent from Turkey’s Gaziantep to the eastern parts of Aleppo or from Syria’s Handarat to western Aleppo, both via the Castello road, the Russian official said.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura welcomed Russia’s statement, saying he would work with Moscow to iron out specifics of a humanitarian pause in Aleppo.

“Our plan is to collectively work out the operational details, and be ready for delivery as soon as possible,” de Mistura said in a statement.

Earlier on Thursday, the UN official said aid convoys had not reached Syria’s besieged areas over the past month. Last week, Russia declared it would call a halt to fighting around Aleppo for three hours each day to facilitate aid deliveries, but the UN said that the pause was insufficient.

Aleppo has been divided since 2012 between government forces in the west and the Takfiri terrorists in the east. Syrian forces have been engaged in a major operation to liberate the militant-held areas of the city as well as the province with the same name.

In another development on Thursday, the European Union urged a swift pause in Aleppo fighting to allow medical and humanitarian aid to reach civilians trapped there.

“The EU and its member states call for… an immediate halt to the fighting in Aleppo to allow medical evacuations, deliveries of aid and repairing of essential water and electricity infrastructure,” EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said in a statement.

On September 30, 2015, Russia began its aerial campaign against the Takfiri Daesh terrorists and other militant groups upon a request by the Damascus government.

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