<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><oembed><version>1.0</version><provider_name>EU-Logos</provider_name><provider_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu</provider_url><author_name>EU-Logos</author_name><author_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu/author/infoeu-logos-org/</author_url><title>#Factoftheday: MEPs are debating the catastrophic situation in Syria</title><html>&lt;p&gt;Members of the European Parliament are currently discussing the latest development in Syria at the European Parliament (after the &lt;strong&gt;failed US-Russia attempts to revive the ceasefire followed by the Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against Aleppo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;). &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Ivan Korčok, speaking on behalf of Federica Mogherini, the EU&rsquo;s foreign affairs chief, argued that Aleppo was the &lt;strong&gt;&laquo;&nbsp;biggest humanitarian catastrophe in history&nbsp;&raquo;&lt;/strong&gt; and that Syrian parties were now &laquo;&nbsp;further away&nbsp;&raquo; from a political solution to the conflict than before.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Some have called for the immediate imposition of a no-fly zone above Aleppo, and &laquo;&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;&raquo; sanctions against Russia, while others believe in the need to stick to the roadmap for peace talks established by UN resolution 2254.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;The US and Russia’s relationship deteriorated notably after a humanitarian convoy on its way to deliver food and medical supplies was destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Russia and Syria had argued that it simply caught fire but &lt;strong&gt;UN experts have today showed that the analysis of satellite images proves that the convoy was destroyed by an air strike. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;US officials have now halted talks with Russia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Many in the west are now accusing &lt;strong&gt;Russia of committing war crimes&lt;/strong&gt; , for targeting civilians, aid deliveries and hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Residents of the eastern part of Aleppo have reported that more powerful “bunker-buster” bombs, able to bring down entire buildings and the bunker underneath were now being used. Russia has strongly denied those claims.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;250,000 people are trapped&lt;/strong&gt; in the eastern part of Aleppo under siege from Russian-backed Syrian forces. No food or medical supplies has reached them in days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aleppo is a strategic city for Assad&lt;/strong&gt;. Gaining it would force the rebels toward the rural areas and would minimize the impact they can have since they have been using Aleppo as a hub to coordinate their actions in the country.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;The problem is that instead of ending the war it would give way to a guerrilla insurgency. The remaining moderate groups backed by the West could then be tempted to join jihadist groups, as they witness the West’s inactions in front of this political deadlock.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;470 000 people have already lost their life during the the civil war (11,5% of the population has been killed or injured in 5 years).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;12 millions have been displaced from their home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;70% of the Syrians live in extreme poverty (twice as much as in Sub-Saharan Africa).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;The French and Spanish are working on a new solution, but until then, the conflict keeps on targeting innocent civilians, while the world seems to grow tired of the conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
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