'Complete Meltdown Of Humanity' Occuring In Syria

“BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighting in the besieged eastern districts of Aleppo stopped on Tuesday, a Russian official said, just hours after the United Nations said it had received credible reports that forces loyal to the Syrian government were gunning down civilians trying to flee and killing residents in their homes.

Just before the Russian announcement, a cease-fire agreement appeared to have been reached among Syrian rebels, Russia and Turkey, potentially opening a corridor for residents to safely leave besieged neighborhoods, but the parameters of the deal remained unclear. The journey from eastern Aleppo has been perilous for civilians, some of them older people in wheelchairs who were too frail to leave before as the fighting intensified.

The United Nations said it had reports of 82 execution-style killings of civilians. The death toll from recent days is unknown, as humanitarian organizations operating in the rebel enclave that used to keep track of casualties have all but collapsed. The deaths were recorded in four neighborhoods — Bustan al-Qasr, Al Fardous, Al Kallaseh and Al Saleheen — and included at least 11 women and 13 children, some of them shot in the streets as they tried to escape, according to Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mr. Colville cited reports that the agency had received from reliable contacts inside and outside the city.

“Civilians have paid a brutal price during this conflict, and we are filled with the deepest foreboding for those who remain in this last hellish corner of opposition-held eastern Aleppo,” Mr. Colville said. He added that there were reports of pro-government forces entering homes and indiscriminately killing women and children.”

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[tentaikitsune_fc]

the real truth is that the russian and syrian forces are actually winning

[AboveasBelow]

I denounce what my country, the US, has done in Syria. I feel utterly helpless watching the same movie over and over again as my nation foments another radical uprising to destabilize another govt. Eventually this will lead to the US installing its own dictator in Syria. This goes back as far as the 1950s and millions have died as a result of US policy.
*How many people have to die so the US can control Syria?*

[toledolights]

I've seen a lot of people in Aleppo actually celebrating what happen and acting super happy I haven't seen any evidence of the genocide and the rapes so many people are talking about

[tomaalimosh]

wow! 82 civilians! what's that... 2 drone wedding bombings worth?

[cerebrumexcrement]

The complete meltdown of humanity is a global problem

[BennoWitter]

Just because of a stupid pipeline. Thanks Obama!

[rickiex]

all of this from the bush administration lol

[randomrobin]

Putin and them need to be held responsible for this.

[EchoVidsu]

If I could I would take in a Syrian family to stay in my home.

[Anonymous-iptd]

7 billion humans and we couldn't help 22 million what a shame😕😢

[detpro]

Hi. Austrian here.
I am against refugees but feel sad for these syrians who lost their country due to american imperialism

[cuckogre]

TyT staff should each adopt a Syrian "rebel" family to show their true anguish at this atrocity...not just pay lip service

[grumphpfft]

82 civilians? that's it? A child dies of hunger every 10 minutes in Yemen. for fucks sake tyt...

[TecumsehSherman]

THIS REMINDS ME HOW THE YOUNG TURKS UNLEASHED THE TURK ARMY ON ARMENIAN CIVILIANS KILLING OVER ONE MILLION YET NOBODY DID ANYTHING TO STOP IT!!

[Seadalgo]

82 civilian casualties in a city of over a million? Tell me when the U.S. has had better luck with collateral damage, it's never happened.

[mattcannon]

You get your sources from NY times? You should really look into reports and footage coming from Aleppo. It tells of a completely different story. What Assad has done has liberated the civilians who wanted to flee, but were forced to stay by the "rebels". Assad is not perfect, but the majority of Syrian people are in support of him and they know that he is the best hope of returning their lives back to normal. After all, we don't need another Libya on our hands.

[tofu_golem]

America will not lift a finger to reduce the suffering of civilians in Syria because America is a Christian nation.

[jamalihamilton]

Now Russia can start paying for the damages.

[EchoVidsu]

Thank you Cenk for bringing light into this situation.

[maanalrugaib]

so basically, If i see a harmful bug on my bed i need to burn my house down so it does not harm any one else, rather than killing it alone. This is how some people think in the comments !