Western Media Coverage of Aleppo Aims to Blame Assad for Everything - French MP

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A liberated district in eastern Aleppo - Sputnik International
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International humanitarian organizations should consider all sources, including Russian media outlets, when assessing the situation on the ground in Syria, and particularly in the embattled city of Aleppo, instead of relying on unconfirmed facts distributed by the mainstream Western media, French lawmaker Nicolas Dhuicq told Sputnik on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Monday, UN special envoy for Syria’s adviser Jan Egeland accused Russia and Syria of being responsible for alleged atrocities during the liberation of Aleppo. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the allegations saying that Egeland had not mentioned the atrocities carried out by militant groups in Aleppo, evidencing that he was not aware of the situation on the ground.

"Situation in Aleppo looks still confusing for those who wished [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's regime to fall into pieces. So nongovernmental organizations are just following facts and advices released by western chancelleries, and fear for the security of their members on the ground. Since the mainstream ideology is that all faults are on Assad's troops and ally Russia, nobody wishes to understand that Russia had a better assessment of the ground situation. And unfortunately what should be agreements for the sake of Syrians between Russia and other foreign powers involved in the war is not on the agenda," Dhuicq, who is also a member of the French National Assembly's Defense Committee said.

The sun rises while smoke is pictured near Aleppo's historic citadel, as seen from a government-controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 6, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Tuesday that the Syrian army was "humane in every sense in regard to civilians" in Aleppo and added that militants in eastern part of the city had used some 100,000 civilians as a shield.

Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, a number of Western media outlets, as well as political leaders have criticized the position of Damascus during the conflict, including in regard to the battle of Aleppo.

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