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War in Syria to Continue After Fall of Aleppo - Mogherini

© AP Photo / Burhan OzbiliciEuropean Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini
European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini - Sputnik International
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini said that the fall of Aleppo will not end the war in Syria.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The retaking of the rebel-held areas of Aleppo by government forces will not end the war in Syria, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini said on Saturday.

"I'm convinced the fall of Aleppo will not end the war," Mogherini said at the Rome 2016 Mediterranean Dialogues: Beyond turmoil, a positive agenda conference.

Mogherini noted that there was still a possibility for "other military escalations" in the region.

She added that following the liberation of Syria, efforts must be made for the reconciliation and reconstruction of the country, implementing a system that will account for the "participation of all components of the Syrian society… and the region."

A general view taken with a drone shows Aleppo's historic citadel, controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria, October 12, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Syria's civil war between government forces and a wide range of insurgents, including opposition groups and terrorists, such as Islamic State (IS, also known as Daesh) and Jabhat Fatah al Sham (also known as the Nusra Front, or Jabhat al-Nusra), both outlawed in Russia, has raged for some five years and has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

In November, the Syrian government forces supported by local militias launched a large-scale offensive against extremist groups in the eastern part of Aleppo. According to  the Russian reconciliation center in Syria, earlier in the week, Syrian government forces made major strides in east Aleppo, liberating almost half of the area by late Monday.

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