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The ceasefire is the second negotiated by Washington and Moscow since Russia joined the war in September 2015 . But while it led to a significant reduction in fighting at the outset , violence has increased in recent days and aid has mostly failed to arrive . Plans to evacuatemovement.transportperson.naseveral hundred rebels from the last opposition - held district of Homs city have also overshadowed the agreement , with rebels saying it would amount to the government declaring the ceasefire over . The Homs governor said the plan had been postponed from Monday to Tuesday . Washington and Moscow back opposite sides in the war between Assad 's government and the insurgents , while both oppose the Islamic State jihadist group .
Those figures were based on reports from functioning health centers and the true figures were probably much higher , spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said . " As of yesterday , we have now only six partially functional hospitals that are in service , only one hospital that offers trauma care services , " Chaib told the briefing . WHO still hopes to be able to evacuatemovement.transportperson.nasick and wounded from Aleppo , she said . The Syrian government has yet to respond to a U.N. plan for aid convoys in Syria during the month of October , U.N. spokesman Jens Laerke said . ( Reporting by Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay , additional reporting by Jack Stubbs in Moscow and Michelle Nichols in New York ; Editing by Ralph Boulton and Angus MacSwan )
Photos : Mosul operation : Iraqi - led forces push into key city Flames billow from an explosion during a clash between Iraqi forces and ISIS fighters in Mosul , Iraq , on Sunday , March 5 . An offensive began in February to reclaim western Mosul , ISIS ' last major stronghold in Iraq , after Iraqi forces liberated the eastern half of the city earlier this year . Hide Caption 1 of 93 Photos : Mosul operation : Iraqi - led forces push into key city Families are forced to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescueas Iraqi forces advance in western Mosul on Thursday , March 2 . The number of internally displaced people has surged in recent weeks as the offensive effort has intensified . Hide Caption 2 of 93 Photos : Mosul operation : Iraqi - led forces push into key city Iraqi forces advance in tanks and armored vehicles toward the village of Sheikh Younis , south of Mosul , on Sunday , February 19 .
Its submarine bases on Hainan are home to an expanding fleet of nuclear - armed submarines and a big target for on - going Western surveillance operations . The Guangdong coast is also believed to be home to some of China 's most advanced missiles , including the DF-21D anti - ship weapon . The Pentagon last month called on China to reaffirm it has no plans to deploy military aircraft in the Spratly Islands after China used a military plane to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuesick workers from Fiery Cross Reef , where it has built a 9,800-foot ( 3,000 meter ) runway . In April 2001 , an intercept of a U.S. spy plane by a Chinese fighter jet resulted in a collision that killed the Chinese pilot and forced the American plane to make an emergency landing at a base on Hainan . The 24 U.S. air crew members were held for 11 days until Washington apologized for the incident .
Video : Largest hospital in rebel - held Aleppo hit by airstrikes : : Rescue worker breaks down as baby is saved from rubble in Syria It aims to deliver medical , water and food aid from EU stocks to up to 130,000 people and to evacuatemovement.transportperson.naurgent medical cases from the area . Meanwhile , Turkish military officials said 15 Syrian opposition fighters have been killed in an ongoing battle with Islamic State militants in northern Syria . It is reported about 35 Syrian rebels were injured in the fighting , which is seeking to capture seven residential districts south of the town of al Rai .
The ceasefire is the second negotiated by Washington and Moscow since Russia joined the war in September 2015 . But while it led to a significant reduction in fighting at the outset , violence has increased in recent days and aid has mostly failed to arrive . Plans to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescueseveral hundred rebels from the last opposition - held district of Homs city have also overshadowed the agreement , with rebels saying it would amount to the government declaring the ceasefire over . The Homs governor said the plan had been postponed from Monday to Tuesday . Washington and Moscow back opposite sides in the war between Assad 's government and the insurgents , while both oppose the Islamic State jihadist group .
( Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters ) A pedestrian carries an umbrella in Port - au - Prince . ( Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters ) A woman sweeps garbage left by the rain , in Port - au - Prince . ( Hector Retamal / AFP / Getty Images ) Workers go to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescueresidents from the Grise River area before Hurricane Matthew arrives , in Tabarre , Haiti . ( Dieu Nalio Chery / AP ) A woman protects herself from rain as Hurricane Matthew approaches in Les Cayes , Haiti . ( Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters ) Waves crash against the rocks in Kingston , Jamaica .
But while Washington and Moscow have both expressed hope they can find a way to cooperate against IS , Kerry 's proposal was already in trouble due to the competing objectives of the Cold War - era foes as well as resistance from U.S. military and intelligence officials . U.S. officials questioned Russian and Syrian claims that their aim in evacuating civilians from Aleppo was to clear the way for humanitarian assistance to reach the besieged city , where 200,000 - 300,000 civilians remain with only two to three weeks of food on hand . " Why would you evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuea city that you wanted to send humanitarian aid to ? " asked one official . " At first glance , that would appear to be a unilateral effort by Moscow and Assad to pre - empt Kerry 's demand for ending the siege of Aleppo before starting negotiations on the larger issues .
( Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty Images ) People carry some of their belongings through rubble in Baracoa . ( Ramon Espinosa / AP ) A man fixes a roof of a partially built house after the hurricane in Les Cayes , Haiti . ( Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters ) A girl watches as authorities arrive to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuepeople from her house in Tabarre , Haiti . ( Dieu Nalio Chery / AP ) A structure lays on the ground after being brought down by the winds of Hurricane Matthew in Leogane , Haiti . ( Dieu Nalio Chery / AP ) People watch from the other side of the La Digue river as water roars past the destroyed Petit Goave bridge in Petit Goave , Haiti .
( Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty Images ) People carry some of their belongings through rubble in Baracoa . ( Ramon Espinosa / AP ) A man fixes a roof of a partially built house after the hurricane in Les Cayes , Haiti . ( Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters ) A girl watches as authorities arrive to evacuatemovement.transportperson.napeople from her house in Tabarre , Haiti . ( Dieu Nalio Chery / AP ) A structure lays on the ground after being brought down by the winds of Hurricane Matthew in Leogane , Haiti . ( Dieu Nalio Chery / AP ) People watch from the other side of the La Digue river as water roars past the destroyed Petit Goave bridge in Petit Goave , Haiti .
The Israeli – Palestinian conflict intensifies 10 show all The Israeli – Palestinian conflict intensifies 1/10 Medics evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuea wounded man from the scene of an attack in Jerusalem . A Palestinian rammed a vehicle into a bus stop then got out and started stabbing people before he was shot dead AP 2/10 Israeli ZAKA emergency response members carry the body of an Israeli at the scene of a shooting attack in Jerusalem .
: : An agreement with the Syrian regime to withdraw IS weapons from Palmyra . : : A deal between IS and Syria to trade oil for fertiliser and ; : : Arrangements to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuesome areas by Islamic State forces BEFORE the Syrian army attacked . All appear to be pre - agreed deals and suggest direct evidence of collusion between the Syrian regime and Islamic State chiefs . For the past 18 months Sky News has maintained contacts with a Free Syrian Army group originally from Islamic State 's headquarters in Raqqa , but now living across the border in Turkey .
Those figures were based on reports from functioning health centers and the true figures were probably much higher , spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said . " As of yesterday , we have now only six partially functional hospitals that are in service , only one hospital that offers trauma care services , " Chaib told the briefing . WHO still hopes to be able to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuesick and wounded from Aleppo , she said . The Syrian government has yet to respond to a U.N. plan for aid convoys in Syria during the month of October , U.N. spokesman Jens Laerke said . ( Reporting by Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay , additional reporting by Jack Stubbs in Moscow and Michelle Nichols in New York ; Editing by Ralph Boulton and Angus MacSwan )
At the moment , RT can not verify authenticity of those videos . Read more Last week the Syrian government and Russia launched an effort to evacuatemovement.transportperson.nacivilians wishing to leave Aleppo , establishing safe corridors and providing food , medical assistance and transport for those who chose to use them . Scores of people , mostly women and children , rushed to abandon the battered city , which has been contested by several armed forces . The Syrian opposition decried the move , claiming it was an attempt to depopulate the city , a part of which remains one of its strongholds .
When Katrina hit New Orleans it was a category 4 to 5 storm . Next , the canal walls that broke down were not being maintained . “ But with the help of complex computer models and stark visual evidence , scientists and engineers at Louisiana State University 's Hurricane Center have concluded that Katrina 's surges did not come close to overtopping those barriers . That would make faulty design , inadequate construction or some combination of the two the likely cause of the breaching of the floodwalls along the 17th Street and London Avenue canals -- and the flooding of most of New Orleans . ” The Washington PostFinally , the human toll was a result of people who did not evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuewhen they were supposed to and poor planning by individuals who were responsible for evacuating people under their care . Al then talks about how the insurance industry pays out more money to flood and storm victims . This may be true but is because more people are building expensive beach houses right where the storms hit . Al continues by showing that there were large flood events in 2005 . He also shows that there were more droughts in 2005 in areas not too far from the flooding .
There are only 35 doctors left in the district caring for hundreds of wounded , the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) said on Tuesday . A White Helmets representative told The Independent he estimated 2,000 people were in need of urgent medical assistance . “ WHO is calling for the immediate establishment of humanitarian routes to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuesick and wounded from the eastern part of the city , ” spokesperson Fadela Chaib said from Geneva . The Syrian regime has not attempted to retake Aleppo ’s rebel neighbourhoods by means of a ground offensive since 2012 . Recapturing rebel districts of Aleppo would greatly strengthen President Bashar al - Assad ’s position in the six - year - long war , effectively wiping out all non - Islamist resistance from major cities and leaving just pockets of US - backed rebel groups in the far north and south of the country .
In any case , without guarantees and a halt to shelling and shooting by all sides , aid agencies can not begin to provide the medical evacuations and humanitarian aid deliveries to eastern Aleppo that United Nations officials said they would aim to carry out after Russia agreed to extend its cease - fire . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Previous negotiations to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuecivilians or fighters from besieged areas and to deliver aid , including in the city of Homs in 2014 , faced difficulty in winning consensus among fighters on each side . In Homs , there were disagreements among rebel groups , with some taking a harder line and pressuring other fighters and civilians to hold out longer . And even when the government of President Bashar al - Assad approved aid delivery to Homs , pro - government militias shelled a convoy .
Rebel sources and activists from the Aleppo Media Centre said reports of the opposition stopping evacuations were fabricated . Video shows amazing rescue of child as shelling resumes in Aleppo The UN did not say assign blame , but the agency ’s humanitarian wing said that plans to evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuepeople in need of medical attention had broken down on Friday , citing a “ lack of security assurances ” from both sides . “ The necessary conditions were not in place to ensure safe , secure and voluntary movement of people , ” spokesperson Jens Laerke said in Geneva . Syria 's ambassador to the UN in Geneva accused the international body of “ quoting the demands of terrorists inside Aleppo to justify their failure to evacuate . “
4/14 Bombing in Aleppo The damage of the airstrikes in the rebel - held area of Aleppo on April 28 Reuters 5/14 Bombing in Aleppo The damaged the Medecins Sans Frontieres ( MSF)-backed al - Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes , in a rebel - held area of Syria 's Aleppo Reuters 6/14 Bombing in Aleppo Syrians evacuatemovement.transportperson.naan injured man amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an air strike on a rebel - held of Aleppo on April 29 , 2016 . AFP / Getty Images 7/14 Bombing in Aleppo People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes , in the rebel - held area of Aleppo 's Bustan al - Qasr AP
4/14 Bombing in Aleppo The damage of the airstrikes in the rebel - held area of Aleppo on April 28 Reuters 5/14 Bombing in Aleppo The damaged the Medecins Sans Frontieres ( MSF)-backed al - Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes , in a rebel - held area of Syria 's Aleppo Reuters 6/14 Bombing in Aleppo Syrians evacuatemovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuean injured man amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an air strike on a rebel - held of Aleppo on April 29 , 2016 . AFP / Getty Images 7/14 Bombing in Aleppo People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes , in the rebel - held area of Aleppo 's Bustan al - Qasr AP