What happens next in Aleppo will shape Europe’s future | Natalie Nougayrède | Opinion

The Military and Political Significance of Aleppo

In a serious blow to the rebellion, the Syrian regime has severed the main insurgent supply line from Turkey to long-contested Aleppo, Syria’s second city. This is the culmination of several tactical regime victories against the opposition in recent weeks, largely due to Russian air support. Although some Western policy-makers (and many opposition supporters) continue to insist that Russia and its allies are sinking into a quagmire in Syria, the facts on the ground indicate that it is the insurgency and its backers who are stuck in a morass. In contrast with its position deteriorating as recently as five months ago, the regime is now well-placed to divide, isolate, and advance on the armed opposition in several key geographies.

▻http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/the-military-and-political-significance-of-aleppo

Fuga dalla battaglia finale di Aleppo

Sarebbero 70mila i civili che in queste ore scappano dalla città, prossima alla controffensiva del governo. Senza negoziato, a parlare è la guerra: scambio di accuse tra Nato e Russia, mentre Riyadh offre il suo esercito. Il governo di Damasco avrebbe deciso l’offensiva finale. Sette milioni gli sfollati interni in Siria, cinque i rifugiati all’estero.

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What happens next in Aleppo will shape Europe’s future

If there were any doubts about Vladimir Putin’s objectives in Syria, the recent Russian military escalation around this city must surely have set them aside

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Videos Made by Civilians Fleeing Aleppo Show Scenes of Devastation

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the city of Aleppo and its environs in recent days as the Syrian military, backed by the punishing air power of Russian jets, made an aggressive push into a region of the country that long ago fell from government control.

▻http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/world/middleeast/videos-made-by-civilians-fleeing-aleppo-syria-show-scenes-of-devastation.ht

Syrians helpless with nowhere to turn, wait at the border

Thousands of families wait at the border of Turkey, fleeing conflict as the Government of Syria secures control of the strategically valuable towns of Nubul and Zahra which had been under siege by opposition groups for three years.

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Aid agencies scramble as 20,000 Syrians reach Turkish border crossing

Tens of thousands flee ongoing Russian airstrikes and pro-Assad ground assaults on Aleppo and surrounding towns

▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/syrian-refugee-numbers-continue-to-build-on-turkish-border

More Than 30,000 Syrians Fleeing Aleppo Held Back at Turkish Border

Displaced Syrians are being helped on the Syrian side of border, senior Turkish official says, adds that 70,000 more could arrive if Russian and Syrian strikes continue.

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On Turkish side of border, Syrian refugees wait and worry

Tens of thousands of Syrians sought refuge in Turkey on Saturday, while those who have already made the crossing waited and worried about the fate of their families on the other side of the border.

▻http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_on-turkish-side-of-border-syrian-refugees-wait-and-worry_4116

Turkish NGO builds tent city in 24 hrs for new influx of refugees

A leading Turkish aid group has set up a temporary tent city to ensure accommodation of more than 1,000 Syrian refugees who fled from Russian air strikes.

▻http://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-ngo-builds-tent-city-in-24-hrs-for-new-influx-of-refugees-2405225

Bataille d’Alep : des milliers de Syriens bloqués à la frontière turque

Alors que la ville d’Alep est encerclée par l’armée syrienne, ses habitants fuient par milliers, direction la Turquie. Ankara accusée de ne pas ouvrir sa frontière à tous ces Syriens estime qu’ils pourraient être jusqu’à 600 000 à espérer passer.

▻http://www.franceinter.fr/depeche-bataille-dalep-des-milliers-de-syriens-bloques-a-la-frontiere-tu

Alep : « Parfois, ce sont dix avions qui crachent leurs missiles »

À Alep, le secteur est de la ville, sous contrôle de l’opposition, est livré à une pluie incessante de missiles, d’obus, et de barils d’explosifs.

▻http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2016/02/08/01003-20160208ARTFIG00295-alep-parfois-ce-sont-dix-avions-qui-crachent-leur

Turkey: Let Stranded Syrians Seek Protection

45,000 Caught Between Aleppo Fighting and Border

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▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/02/10/turkey-let-stranded-syrians-seek-protection

Turkish PM lashes out at ‘two-faced’ UN

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoğlu has lashed out at the United Nations after it demanded the country open its borders to tens of thousands of more Syrian refugees, accusing it of being “two-faced.”

▻http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pm-lashes-out-at-two-faced-un.aspx?pageID=238&nID=95031&N

Mon interview dans Ouest France par Cécile Réto : La Turquie rechigne à ouvrir sa frontière aux réfugiés syriens

45 000 habitants qui fuient l’offensive de l’armée d’Assad sont bloqués, relate Sylvie Guillaume, vice-présidente du Parlement européen, de retour de Turquie.

▻http://www.sylvieguillaume.eu/mon-interview-dans-ouest-france-la-turquie-rechigne-a-ouvrir-sa-fron

Injured Syrians fleeing Aleppo onslaught among thousands denied entry to Turkey

The Turkish authorities have denied entry to injured Syrian civilians in need of immediate medical care, after fleeing the intense bombardment of the northern Aleppo countryside in the past two weeks, said Amnesty International from the Öncüpınar/Bab al-Salam border crossing.

▻https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/02/injured-syrians-fleeing-aleppo-onslaught-among-thousands-denied-entry-to-tu

Entrée clandestine en Turquie : les réfugiés syriens soumis à la « loi de la forêt »

« Les #passeurs [...] sont méchants, violents, ne pensent qu’à l’argent », explique Fatima al-Ahmed, qui a fui Alep.

▻https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/971476/entree-clandestine-en-turquie-les-refugies-syriens-soumis-a-la-loi-de