Air strikes, shelling and gunfire raged in Aleppo on Wednesday, despite a truce deal between government forces and rebels.<br /><br /> Syrian state TV said rebel shelling of a district, recently recaptured by the army, had killed several people.<br /><br /> The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported air strikes.<br /><br /> As buses supposed to be taking civilians and opposition fighters to safety were sent back to their depots, there were conflicting reports over who broke the newly-declared ceasefire.<br /><br /> It was brokered, along with the evacuation, by Turkey and the Syrian regime’s main ally Russia after a mass exodus from Aleppo had already begun.<br /><br /> This followed a rout of the rebels in the final pockets of territory they held in the east of the city.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> #SavetheChildren is deeply concerned for the fate of children, aid workers & their families trapped in East #Aleppo https://t.co/RVLZu0Vh57 pic.twitter.com/AWBasqkwB6— Save the Children (@save_children) 13 décembre 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> The UN and others have voiced deep concern at reports of atrocities committed by militias loyal to President Assad.<br /><br /> The evacuation plan was the culmination of two weeks of rapid advances by the Syrian army and its allies that drove insurgents back into an ever-smaller pocket of the city.<br /><br /> By taking full control of Aleppo, Assad has proved the power of his military coalition, aided by Russia’s air force and an array of Shi’ite militias from across the region.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> with Reuters<br />
