Russia’s defense minister says Russian and Syrian warplanes have halted their airstrikes on Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary truce that Moscow has announced for later in the week.
Sergei Shoigu says the halt in the strikes should help pave way for militants to leave the eastern rebel-held parts of the contested city.
Both Russian and Syrian air raids on Aleppo were suspended at 10 a.m., Shoigu says, describing the suspension as a precursor for the opening of humanitarian corridors.
A member of the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, stands amid the rubble of a destroyed building during a rescue operation following reported air strikes in the rebel-held Qatarji neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo, on October 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/KARAM AL-MASRI)
Moscow yesterday announced a “humanitarian pause” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday to allow civilians and militants safe passage out of the city.
At that time, Russian and Syrian militaries will desist from any offensive actions. Syrian rebels, including al-Qaeda militants, as well as the wounded and the sick will be allowed to leave to the neighboring rebel-held province of Idlib.
— AP
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