Syrians flee Aleppo through humanitarian corridors.

From the Ansa Agency

Hundreds of families are trying to flee the city of Aleppo, Syria, due to intensified airstrikes in the region in recent days and the siege by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad.

The population intends to leave the municipality through a humanitarian corridor created by Russia, which is bombing rebels and targets of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, with the support of the regime of dictator Assad.

Civilians are boarding buses that will take them to temporary reception centers, according to the Syrian state news agency Sana. Around 300 people are in the region. Due to the situation in Aleppo, the United Nations (UN) suggested that Russia cede control of the humanitarian corridors to its agents, who are trained for this purpose.

Humanitarian corridors were opened a few days ago, and the United States, some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and even the UN viewed the measure with caution, as it could allow the evacuation of civilians to corner rebel groups in the region. The evacuation of civilians and the encouragement of some rebels to lay down their arms would accelerate the recapture of power in Aleppo by the Syrian forces that have surrounded the city.

Yesterday, a pediatric hospital in Idlib, near Aleppo, run by the NGO Save the Children, was hit by a bomb and destroyed. The maternity ward was the only one within a 70-kilometer radius and served approximately 1,3 women per month.

Syria has been suffering from a civil war since 2011, when opponents of the Assad regime began an armed rebellion to remove the dictator from power, inspired by the Arab Spring. Unsuccessful, the conflict continues to this day, and the extremist group Islamic State controls large portions of land in the north of the country.