UN Official Lambasts Jihadists for Imperiling Aleppo Evacuation

The United Nations humanitarian adviser for Syria, Jan Egeland, lashed out Sunday at al-Qaida-aligned rebel fighters for upending a fragile evacuation deal for civilians in Aleppo, labeling the jihadists as “reckless.” Egeland warned their burning earlier in the day of buses that were meant to evacuate Shi’ites from two small towns neighboring Aleppo risked imperiling all relief efforts. “Reckless armed men burning buses for Foua and Kefraya undermine evacuation and relief for all...

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