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15Nov16

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Izvestia: Aleppo mop-up operation to be launched within next 24 hours

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In the next 24 hours, the Syrian army with the backing of the Russian Navy and the Russian Aerospace Forces are gearing up for a mop-up operation in Aleppo, First Deputy Chairman of the Security and Defense Committee of the Federal Council Frants Klitsevich told Izvestia.

"There is a raging humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo now. There is no water and no food. People are being killed. If we do not carry out any operations, civilians will die. With regard to the distribution of leaflets demanding the militants leave the city within 24 hours, these things are agreed upon with the Russian Aerospace Forces' command. The logic of war is that with high probability the mop-up operation will begin in the next 24 hours. In this regard, aircraft carrier group of ships that came to the Syrian shores will be used for attacks," Klintsevich told the newspaper.

Syrian Parliament member, Mohammed Kheir al-Ahkam, told Izvestia that ridding Aleppo of terrorists is a priority for the leadership in Damascus.

"Aleppo is a strategically important city. We will provide guarantees of a safe exit for the militants from the surrounded eastern regions. In addition, we are prepared to take in civilians and provide all necessities. But ultimately the chief goal of the country's leadership is to rid Aleppo of the terrorists and free the city completely," he said.

Aleppo's eastern districts have been surrounded since July. Since then, militants have made a number of unsuccessful attempts to break the siege. Russia and Syria have repeatedly announced ceasefires and humanitarian pauses in order to give people time to leave the war zone.

[Source: Itar Tass, Moscow, 15Nov16]

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