Amnesty said in a press release that, “Providing safe routes for those civilians who wish to flee Aleppo city will not avert a humanitarian catastrophe. ___This item has been corrected to show that Shoigu was referring to Syrian opposition fighters, not IS fighters. The TV says fliers have already been dropped on Thursday on rebel-held besieged parts of Aleppo city, urging people to take the government’s offer of humanitarian corridors. Thursday’s report came as the Russian government says safe passage is being offered out of rebel-held areas of the city to civilians and rebels who lay down their arms. The offer coincides with a government offensive that has succeeded in completely encircling rebels in the eastern part of the city of Aleppo.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 08:45 UTC