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Duration of Syria’s Aleppo Fighting Impossible to Predict - UN Envoy for Syria

© AFP 2023 / GEORGE OURFALIANFighter from the Syrian pro-government forces patrol in the recently recaptured village of Joubah during an offensive advancing towards the area of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on November 25, 2016
Fighter from the Syrian pro-government forces patrol in the recently recaptured village of Joubah during an offensive advancing towards the area of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on November 25, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The duration of rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo is impossible to be predicted.

A general view shows a damaged road and abandoned buildings in Aleppo's militant-held Kalasa neighbourhood - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — It is impossible to predict how long the rebel resistance will last in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as the fighting there has been intensifying in the past weeks, UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Tuesday.

"Clearly, I cannot deny — this is a military acceleration and I can't tell you how long eastern Aleppo will last… There is a constant increase of movement on the military side," Mistura told the European Parliament.

Earlier in the day, Russian Defense Ministry said that Syrian government forces have cleared practically half of Aleppo from militant strongholds, liberating some 80,000 residents, tens of thousands of them children.

Syrian pro-government forces walk past damaged houses as they approach the Baeedin district in eastern Aleppo, near Masaken Hanano, which is still under rebel-control on November 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Thousands of Syrians were forced to flee their homes due to Aleppo offensive conducted by Syrian army and its allies.

The situation in Aleppo has been deteriorating steadily over the recent months. Thousands of citizens are believed to be trapped in the terrorist-besieged eastern parts of Aleppo with no access to food or water. There have been several attempts to establish a ceasefire, however the bids have failed.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting the Syrian opposition groups striving to overthrow President Bashar Assad. In parallel, Damascus has to counter numerous extremist groups, in particular, Daesh — a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other counties.

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