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| East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’ - Russian military | East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’ - Russian military |
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| Civilians who fled from militants in east Aleppo say the so-called “moderate opposition” used torture and executed people, the Russian General Staff announced. | Civilians who fled from militants in east Aleppo say the so-called “moderate opposition” used torture and executed people, the Russian General Staff announced. |
| “Civilians who escaped from terrorists are reporting about new crimes committed by the so-called ‘moderate opposition’ fighters in east Aleppo. There is confirmation of the facts of abuse, torture, public executions, as well as wanton killings of the population," said the head of operations for Russia’s General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy. | “Civilians who escaped from terrorists are reporting about new crimes committed by the so-called ‘moderate opposition’ fighters in east Aleppo. There is confirmation of the facts of abuse, torture, public executions, as well as wanton killings of the population," said the head of operations for Russia’s General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy. |
| Officers of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria are documenting all of the reported crimes, the head of the Russian General Staff added. | Officers of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria are documenting all of the reported crimes, the head of the Russian General Staff added. |
| The militant-held territories in Aleppo have been reduced by a third over the past four days, the Russian military announced. | |
| "Tens of tons of humanitarian aid are being delivered to the liberated districts daily, reconstruction of social infrastructure and medical help for the population are underway,” Rudskoy stressed. | |
| Some 3,000 people have returned to their homes in the districts cleared from militants, he went on to say. Over the past days, some 270 tons of humanitarian goods have reached the civilian population in the freed territories, including medicine, food and other basic goods, Rudskoy added, noting that over 150 field kitchens have been set up. According to Rudskoy, 52 districts in eastern Aleppo are now under control of the Syrian government forces, meaning 93 percent of the territory is cleared of the militants. | |
| "Fifty-two neighborhoods in east Aleppo have been recaptured from militants. In the past four days alone, the area held by militants has decreased by one-third. The Syrian Army now controls 93 percent of the city's territory," Rudskoy said. | |
| Sappers continue to sweep mines and booby traps in the liberated territories, having already cleared an area of some 60,000 sq meters. |