Fighting started in beaten-up Aleppo almost as soon as the three-day ceasefire ended, with none of the purposes accomplished during that time, aside from residents refusing to leave their homes and instead protesting the Assad regime for what it has done to the city.
A mortar attack marked the end of the ceasefire Sunday around 7:00 p.m. local time, restarting them military campaign that has devastated and destroyed large swaths of the city.
While Russia had backed the ceasefire specifically so people seeking medical attention could leave the city and supplies be brought it, those in the city failed to evacuate the wounded — the United Nations cancelled its plans because it did not get strong enough assurances that doctors and patients would be safe from attack.
Part of the problem, say officials and residents, is several warring groups not getting on the same page. In addition to a fear that Russian and Syrian forces are simply trying to draw out the rebel forces they have so viciously tracked through Aleppo during the war and civilians would continue to get caught in the crossfire.
Residents of the city have so little trust for authorities allowing them to leave that, rather than doing so, many declared they would not leave and protested Assad and the regime instead.
Source: UPI/GNA/NewsGhana.com.gh
