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Oct 24,2016 - Last updated at Oct 24,2016

Practically no Syrian civilian, including the injured, took advantage of the three days of truce in Aleppo to leave the war-torn city, and for a good reason.

Unless the “fleeing” people can be assured of a safe haven after they leave Aleppo, they could not put themselves at the mercy of the besieging Syrian army.

Whether the fears of the Aleppo residents are exaggerated is not really the issue.

The fact is that the residents of east Aleppo fear the Syrian forces and view them as their enemy.

Given the kind of barbaric behaviour and rancour the Syrians have been subjected to from every quarter, they cannot be expected to be trusting and ready to put themselves at the mercy of the very forces that besieged their city, bombarded them day and night and killed them by the hundreds for many months.

There was also talk about civilians being used as human shield by the extremist forces that occupy this part of the city, so whatever the situation, it is not rosy for Syrians of east Aleppo.

Russia brokered the temporary ceasefire in order to facilitate the exodus of the people still living in the east part of the metropolis and thus make military advances against the city easier and uninhibited.

The end result is not a happy one for the nearly 250,000 people still living in east Aleppo who have nowhere to go.

Moreover, Russia and Damascus have unleashed another wave of indiscriminate attacks on east Aleppo, with the declared objective of conquering the entire city and ridding it of all remaining opposition forces.

 

Under the current circumstances, the people of east Aleppo have really no choice but to endure more bloodshed and destruction until the international community is able to adopt an effective response to the war, not only in and around Aleppo, but across the entire country.

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