Alwaght- Civilian groups have risen up to resist terrorist and militant groups in the Syrian northern city of Aleppo as army continues with the operation to liberate the city.
The terrorist and militant groups faced the resistance with a violent fist, killing those who try to oppose their domination on residential areas, Russia says.
“During the last 24 hours, in four districts of Bustan al-Qasr, al-Kalasa, al-Amriya and al-Fardous, there were spontaneous protests by local residents, which involved more than 1,500 people,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.
"All the protests of local residents were violently suppressed by terrorists," he said, adding 11 protesters have been arrested in the militant-held areas of Aleppo since the beginning of this week.
Konashenkov said terrorists punish both resisting civilians and their own members who choose to renounce violence and join the Syrian government’s reconciliation efforts.
“According to the local residents who managed to escape eastern Aleppo, the terrorists carry out almost daily punitive actions in all controlled areas. They shoot down not only civilians, but also all the terrorists, who have decided to end their resistance. Yesterday, gunfire hit an impromptu rally in the districts of al-Amriya and al-Fardous, killing 27 people and injuring hundreds,” Konashenkov pointed out.
The spokesman also condemned foreign-backed terrorists for blocking humanitarian corridors established by Russia and Syria earlier, and not allowing civilians to leave the conflict zone.
“Mines have been planted in all streets adjacent to them. Every day, government forces see civilians trying to approach the humanitarian corridors being killed by landmines,” Konashenkov said.
The remarks came a day after people took to the streets in Aleppo’s eastern neighborhood of Bustan al-Qasr, expressing their strong resentment to the presence of extremists and their blocking of international humanitarian aid from reaching the area.
