Tens Of Thousands Of Syrians Displaced, Risk Death In Aleppo Fighting, Aid Groups Say

Devex: Last hours of Aleppo battle turn city into humanitarian catastrophe, aid groups say
“One square-mile is the only territory that remains at stake in the battle for Aleppo, but for that prize, the Syrian government and its allies are displacing tens of thousands of civilians, who now risk abduction, assault, or even death after months of living under a brutal siege, aid groups say. … Médecins Sans Frontières described the humanitarian catastrophe as almost unprecedented in recent years…” (Dickinson, 12/15).

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