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Syria Daily: Concern for Civilians as East Aleppo on Verge of Falling December 13 07:47 2016 by Scott Lucas PHOTO: Men in eastern Aleppo city on Monday Pro-Assad forces are on the verge of capturing all opposition areas of Syria’s largest city Aleppo, with fears of death or detention for tens of thousands of civilians. Advancing foreign fighters and elements of the Syrian army and paramilitaries, supported by intense shelling and bombing, took all but a few remaining districts on Monday. Areas occupied included Bustan al-Qasr, near the border with regime-held districts. Rebels were holding out in Sukkari, Mash’had, and Zebdia. Claims circulated of the execution of scores of civilians in districts such as Kalaseh and Bustan al-Qasr. Residents and activists spoke of widespread detention of fighting-age men, possibly conscripting them into the depleted Syrian military. A regime officer addresses a group of men taken by the pro-Assad forces: aleppo-officer-and-detained-men As the day unfolded, residents sent messages of despair or resignation, such as “Lina Shamy’s” filmed statement: “To everyone who can hear me, we are here exposed to a genocide”. Fatemah al-Abed, whose first-hand reports of life in east Aleppo under siege and bombardment have caught international attention, wrote: “Final message – people are dying since last night. I am very surprised I am tweeting right now & still alive.” A message on behalf of her 7-year-old daughter Bana said simply, “My dad is injured now. I am crying.” Other civilians wrote: Follow Rami Zien @Rami_Zien U guess it's goodbye.. Thanks all who stand for us and pay for us. But it's almost over and they are just hours away of killing us 11:43 PM - 12 Dec 2016 640 640 Retweets 258 258 likes Follow @Mr.Alhamdo @Mr_Alhamdo It is the doomsday inside Aleppo. Bombs bombs are over the head of civilians. people are running running but don't know where to go. 4:19 PM - 12 Dec 2016 563 563 Retweets 216 216 likes American journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem, who has covered the Syrian conflict on the frontline for years, sent a final message: [Video] Follow Erika Solomon @ErikaSolomon Local in Aleppo says spent evening dragging bodies from frontline near his home, left others on street. "At this point I'm hoping for death" 3:45 AM - 13 Dec 2016 39 39 Retweets 14 14 likes Meanwhile, in regime-held districts, there were scenes of people celebrating alongside regime troops: Follow Alison Meuse ✔ @AliTahmizian A humanitarian worker in Aleppo says celebratory gunfire is non-stop. Rebel pockets may be holding out, but for regime it's as good as over. 1:50 AM - 13 Dec 2016 46 46 Retweets 23 23 likes Russia Covers Strategy With Blame of US As the Syrian military said final victory was hours away, Russia effectively confirming that it had promoted US-Russian discussions for a removal of rebels and civilians to buy time for military operations. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a news conference in Belgrade: >From December 3 when we met John Kerry in Rome they supported such a concept [of total rebel withdrawal and even gave us their approval on paper. But after three days they revoked that agreement and returned to their old, dead-end position which comprises this: before the agreement on corridors there has to be a truce…As I understand, this would just mean the rebels would get a break. Last weekend a US-Russian proposal was presented to the opposition for the withdrawal of rebels, families, and civilians; however, as pro-Assad forces renewed their advance, Moscow denied any agreement with Washington. Lavrov covered his statement with the proclamation of a possible US conspiracy: he said the Islamic State’s capture of Palmyra from the Assad regime may have been “orchestrated, coordinated” by the US-led coalition “to give a break to those bandits that are in eastern Aleppo”. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
