Syrian rebels refuse to withdraw from Aleppo

(Baonghean.vn) - Syrian rebels on Wednesday (November 2) rejected a request from Russia to withdraw from Aleppo city by Friday evening (November 4). This is the information a rebel official has just given.

Men ride a motorbike near the site of damage following an airstrike on the rebel-held town of Urum al-Kubra in Aleppo, Syria November 2, 2016.

“This is completely distracting from the main issue. We will not give up Aleppo because of the Russians and we will not surrender,” Zakaria Malahifji of the Fastaqim rebel group told Reuters.

The Russian Defense Ministry said rebels and civilians would be allowed to leave the city of Aleppo and confirmed it could extend a ban on air strikes inside the city.

However, Malahifji said there is currently no safe exit corridor as Russia has claimed.

Khang Duy

(According to Reuters)