Syrian war

Military operation in eastern Aleppo over, govt restoring control – Russian UN envoy

The fighting in eastern Aleppo has stopped and the Syrian government has regained control over the territory after the withdrawal of militants from the city was agreed, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the UN Security Council meeting in New York.

"The latest information that we have received during the past hour or so is that military operations in eastern Aleppo have concluded,” Churkin said.

“So, there is no issue of any ceasefire or special humanitarian operations. The Syrian government has regained control of the eastern Aleppo, so the stage of practical humanitarian actions begins,” he said.