Fears grow for Aleppo civilians as Syria regime advances

[WorldNews]

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Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held Aleppo on Monday, as the United Nations raised the alarm for nearly one million people living under siege in the war-wracked country. UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council that 974,080 people were now living under siege in Syria, a steep increase from 486,700 six months ago. The assessment follows mounting international concern over the fate of Aleppo, where 250,000 people are trapped in the rebel-held east of the city under a government siege.

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