Syrian TV said fliers have already been dropped on rebel-held areas of Aleppo urging people to take the government’s offer of humanitarian corridors. But humanitarian groups have warned of a major catastrophe if the siege on the rebel-held parts of Aleppo continues. For days now, Syrian government forces and allied troops have encircled the main rebel enclave in Aleppo, urging fighters there to surrender. “Providing safe routes for those civilians who wish to flee Aleppo city will not avert a humanitarian catastrophe,” said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa program for Amnesty. Fliers dropped on eastern Aleppo show corridors to government areas, according to Ibrahim Haj, who directs the media office.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 08:14 UTC