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 evacuate a city that you wanted to send humanitarian aid to ? " asked one official .
The twin U.S. goals in Syria have been ending the violence that already has claimed some 400,000 lives , according to United Nations estimates , and seeking a political process to replace Assad , whom President Barack Obama has said " must go . " 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 evacuatingmovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuecivilians 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 evacuate a city that you wanted to send humanitarian aid to ? " asked one official .
Russia ’s beleaguered opposition frequently faces accusations that it is in the pay of western intelligence services . Both men were bundled away by security guards . Shortly after , police began evacuatingmovement.transportperson.evacuationrescuethe building , citing a bomb threat . Yashin initially refused to leave , and accused police of acting on orders to close down the opposition event . While the much - anticipated report is drawn mainly from open sources , this is the first time such a well - compiled and thorough examination of Kadyrov ’s alleged rule of terror has been made public .