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UN envoy warns eastern Aleppo may be gone by Christmas

Đặc sứ LHQ Staffan de Mistura
Đặc sứ LHQ Staffan de Mistura Source: AAP

The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria has warned the east of the country's formerly largest city, Aleppo, faces total destruction by the end of the year if fighting there continues.


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By Brianna Roberts

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The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria has warned the east of the country's formerly largest city, Aleppo, faces total destruction by the end of the year if fighting there continues.


In a bold gesture, Staffan de Mistura has offered to personally escort rebel fighters out of Aleppo to save the trapped civilians.


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