The Independent: Aleppo on last food packages, says UN as harsh winter approaches
UN warns that a quarter of a million people in rebel-held east Aleppo will starve unless aid is allowed into besieged areas
Rebels and civilians in war-torn east Aleppo are facing the prospect of starvation as winter sets in unless aid is allowed to reach people inside regime siege barricades, the UN has warned.
The area’s approximately 250,000 residents have been trapped under siege conditions since July, when President Bashar al-Assad’s forces managed to cut off rebel supply lines.
Residents have already reported particularly acute shortages in fuel, medicines and foodstuffs for young children, but the last remaining UN food packages were handed out on Thursday, meaning that next week there will be nothing left to distribute unless aid is allowed in.
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More News On The Battle For Aleppo
Syria conflict: Food rations run out in rebel-held Aleppo -- BBC
UN: Eastern Aleppo residents at risk of mass starvation -- Al Jazeera
Food aid runs out in eastern Aleppo, says UN -- RUDAW
Syrian army makes 'significant gains' in Aleppo -- AL Jazeera
US Slams Russian Plans to Strike Terrorists Around Aleppo -- VOA
Children of Aleppo Recount Horrors of War on Social Media -- VOA
Why are people still living in east Aleppo? -- Patrick Evans, BBC
