Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food and aid if Syrian government forces circle rebel-held territories in Aleppo warned the United Nations on Tuesday.
Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, launched a heavy offensive around Aleppo, which resulted in UN sponsored peace-talks being temporarily abandoned.
The United Nations office for the Coordination of humanitarian Affairs said,
“It would leave up to 300,000 people, still residing in the city, cut off form humanitarian aid unless cross-line access could be negotiated.”
The UN urged Turkey to open its border to allow Syrian refuges to flee the Aleppo region. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that as many as a million refugees could arrive if the Russian Syrian campaign continues.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry, urged Russia to join efforts to reach a ceasefire in the region, adding,
“Russia’s activities from Aleppo and in the region are making it much more difficult to be able to come to the table and be able to have a serious conversation.”
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