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Syrian army tells east Aleppo rebels to open food warehouses

Published: 22 Nov 2016 - 02:18 pm | Last Updated: 19 Nov 2021 - 07:43 am
This photo captured from a video shows that a wounded Syrian man lies on his bed at Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in Maadi district of Aleppo as the patients are being evacuated on November 21, 2016, after the hospital was targeted by the air strikes two d

This photo captured from a video shows that a wounded Syrian man lies on his bed at Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in Maadi district of Aleppo as the patients are being evacuated on November 21, 2016, after the hospital was targeted by the air strikes two d

Reuters

BEIRUT: The Syrian army urged rebels on Tuesday to use food being kept in warehouses in east Aleppo to feed the people, one week into renewed air strikes and bombardment of the besieged rebel-held half of the city.

"The general command of the armed forces calls upon militants in the neighbourhoods of east Aleppo to open ration warehouses and distribute food to those that need it," the statement said.