On October 6, de Mistura offered to accompany Jabhat Fatah al Sham militants if they decided to leave Aleppo with arms and to head for the city of Idlib or somewhere else. According to the UN official, if the military activities in Aleppo continue, the eastern part of the city will be destroyed.
"De Mistura’s proposal to transfer Nusra Front’s militants to Idlib is a move towards ending the suffering of a great number of civilians in eastern parts of Aleppo," Rodi Osman, the head of Syrian Kurdistan's representative office in Moscow, said.
He added that the most effective scenario for Syria would include fight against terrorism, the launch of political process with the participation of the representatives from the Syrian people, opposition forces and the Syrian government, as well as lifting siege from certain towns and cities.
Fighting in Aleppo has recently escalated with the Syrian army and local militia forces having managed to encircle large groups of militants in eastern districts of Aleppo. Government troops began to advance after the September 12 ceasefire collapsed.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition groups, as well as terrorist formations, including Jabhat Fatah al Sham, which is outlawed in Russia and other countries.
