UNSC unanimously backs sending observers to Aleppo

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Last Updated : Dec 19 2016 | 7:58 PM IST
With Russia's backing, the Security Council today voted to quickly deploy UN observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations and report on the fate of civilians who remain in the besieged Syrian city.
The council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution that marks the first show of unity in months among world powers grappling with the crisis in Syria.

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First Published: Dec 19 2016 | 7:58 PM IST

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