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INTENSIFIED fighting between Syrian government forces and Western-backed insurgents around Aleppo has severed the only road allowing access for humanitarian aid deliveries, United Nations spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci said yesterday.
She explained that the Castello road has been rendered “impassable” since hostilities there worsened last week.
The UN estimates that 300,000 people depend on the road, which allows the flow of supplies, goods and civilians into the area.
The city and its suburbs have witnessed intense shelling and fighting over the past few days, during which government forces were able to effectively cut the main route into rebel-held neighbourhoods.
Well-armed insurgents retaliated by launching artillery barrages against pro-government civilian areas.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed concern yesterday over UN special envoy Staffan De Mistura’s failure to fulfil his commitment to convene new peace talks in Geneva.
