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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)
The attacks against East Aleppo, which was surrounded by the regime in July 2016, have
intensified since November 15, 2016. During this time, it was reported that more than
600 civilians were killed in Aleppo, hundreds were injured, and many vitally important
buildings in East Aleppo, including hospitals, were bombed. It is also reported in the
press that the regime and its supporters intensified their attacks in Aleppo province
as of December 12, 2016, carrying out operations and massacres that have created
outrage in the international community. It was also reported that tens of thousands of
civilians were stranded in a 6-kilometer area consisting of the last two districts held by
the opposition in Aleppo. As a result of these uninterrupted attacks, East Aleppo was
completely taken under regime control in December 2016.

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)

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