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Syria conflict: UN warns of fuel crisis in rebel-held east Aleppo Syria war: Rebel-held Aleppo has 'days' of fuel left - UN
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Fuel supplies could run out within days in a rebel-held part of the Syrian city of Aleppo, the UN special envoy for Syria has warned.Fuel supplies could run out within days in a rebel-held part of the Syrian city of Aleppo, the UN special envoy for Syria has warned.
Fighting has escalated between Syria's army and rebels in eastern Aleppo, where 250,000 people live.Fighting has escalated between Syria's army and rebels in eastern Aleppo, where 250,000 people live.
Staffan de Mistura said food and water shortages made the situation there even more serious than previously.Staffan de Mistura said food and water shortages made the situation there even more serious than previously.
He said a deal at ongoing US-Russian talks in Geneva could make a major difference to aid efforts across Syria.He said a deal at ongoing US-Russian talks in Geneva could make a major difference to aid efforts across Syria.
On Sunday, Syrian government forces were reported to have recaptured parts of Aleppo city which were lost to rebels last month, placing rebel-held districts in the city's east once again under siege.On Sunday, Syrian government forces were reported to have recaptured parts of Aleppo city which were lost to rebels last month, placing rebel-held districts in the city's east once again under siege.
A monitoring group said government troops had recaptured two military academy sites in the Ramouseh district, in the south of the city, and severed a recently established rebel supply line.A monitoring group said government troops had recaptured two military academy sites in the Ramouseh district, in the south of the city, and severed a recently established rebel supply line.
'Apex of horror''Apex of horror'
"There is a growing concern about eastern Aleppo: the issue about food, the issue about the possibility that within perhaps the next few days it will turn out to be dark because there is no fuel, problems of water," Mr de Mistura said on Friday."There is a growing concern about eastern Aleppo: the issue about food, the issue about the possibility that within perhaps the next few days it will turn out to be dark because there is no fuel, problems of water," Mr de Mistura said on Friday.
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the BBC conditions in Aleppo had become appalling: "Eastern Aleppo is at the apex of horror, where anyone of us if we were there would find life barely possible, let alone tolerable."UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the BBC conditions in Aleppo had become appalling: "Eastern Aleppo is at the apex of horror, where anyone of us if we were there would find life barely possible, let alone tolerable."
Mr O'Brien said civilians were trapped in ruined buildings, subjected to daily bombing and shelling.Mr O'Brien said civilians were trapped in ruined buildings, subjected to daily bombing and shelling.
He described children in the city as a "lost" generation, who had no access to school.He described children in the city as a "lost" generation, who had no access to school.
Over the summer the UN's ability to deliver aid across Syria was greatly reduced because of the increased fighting, the UN said.Over the summer the UN's ability to deliver aid across Syria was greatly reduced because of the increased fighting, the UN said.
Little aid was delivered in July, less in August, and none at all so far in September, it added.Little aid was delivered in July, less in August, and none at all so far in September, it added.
The UN warnings come as US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Switzerland to try to hammer out a ceasefire deal in Syria.The UN warnings come as US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Switzerland to try to hammer out a ceasefire deal in Syria.
But the two diplomats have been meeting on and off for several weeks now and the negotiations are clearly proving complicated, the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva reports.But the two diplomats have been meeting on and off for several weeks now and the negotiations are clearly proving complicated, the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva reports.
The US and Russia support opposite sides in the conflict that began in 2011: Washington backs a coalition of rebel groups it describes as moderate, while Moscow is seen as a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The US and Russia support opposite sides in the conflict that began in 2011: Washington backs a coalition of rebel groups it describes as moderate, while Moscow is seen as a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.