Syria's army announced a bid last month to retake the city, which has been divided since mid-2012. The assault began after the collapse of a short-lived truce negotiated by Washington and Moscow, and has seen the besieged east of Aleppo come under fierce aerial assault.
5.oktobrī armija solīja, ka tā samazinās bombardēšanas apjomus pilsētas austrumos, un mudināja mierīgos iedzīvotājus distancēties no kaujiniekiem.