Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 02 August 2016: The new changes in Syrian civil war, increase in having a humanitarian crisis

Aleppo was the biggest city of the pre-war Syria. It’s been five years that this city is burning in fire. Yesterday the rebels media released a video which shows that civilians are trying to set a smoke certain by burning car tiers to protect themselves from bomb drop. The rebels media are accusing Syrian Arab Army of bombing civilians and city’ infastruction .From July, 2016 Syrian Army has declared that it had cut off all rebel supply routes from and to the city. It means that the city is completely surrounded and there is no access to food or medical supplies. Syrian Air Force is busy with bombing rebels military bases and in the meantime civilians are the greatest amount of the casualties.

On of the leading bases of the rebels which is included the new established “Fateh al-Sham Front” Army, claims that they could conquer one of the Syrian Army bases in the south of the city. “Al-Nusra Front” which was one the most radical jihadi groups renamed itself to “Fateh al-Sham Front” one week ago. “Al-Nusra Front” was subdivision of “Al- Qaida” but on 28 July it has claimed its indecency and its readiness to be united with any other rebel group which has the aim to protect Syrian Revolution. Although Syrian Army approved that rebels did conquer an air force base, but it also claims that they could push them back and recapture the base.

The recent changes in the front line are taking place while Syrian government announced its readiness to participate in the new round of peace negotiations. The United Nations special envoy for the Syria crisis, Staffan de Mistura, has visited some of the Syrian officials and said: “We informed Syrian foreign minister and deputies that we are ready to start the new round of peace negotiations between Syrian government and Syrian rebels in next month. They also have claimed their tendency for participating and their will to have progress in this round of negotiations.”

In the middle of failed peace negotiations, civilians are trapped in front lines like Aleppo. By increasing of the tension in the front lines, the concern of a humanitarian crisis is increasing rapidly. Hunger, shortage of food and medical supply is the most important issue for the people who kept surrounded for almost five month in cities like Aleppo.