Terrorists in Aleppo are continuing to shell humanitarian corridors. Since a humanitarian pause came into effect on Thursday, the corridors have been under frequent shelling and sniper fire.

On Saturday, it was reported that al-Nusra Front terrorist group and Ahrar al-Sham rebels what are considered to�be "moderate" by�the West are not letting the International Committee of�Red Cross (ICRC) mission to�evacuate the wounded from�eastern Aleppo.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on all the countries who could influence the militants in�Aleppo to�urge them to�allow international humanitarian missions access to�the city.

All humanitarian corridors that should be used by�civilians and militants to�leave Aleppo are blocked by�militants. The corridors are constantly under�militants' fire, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy, the chief of�the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said.

The humanitarian pause was aimed to�ensure the safe evacuation of�unarmed militants and civilians from�eastern Aleppo through�eight humanitarian corridors. The Russian General Staff said earlier that the pause was extended for�one day, from�08:00 to�16:00 local time on�Saturday. It is no surprise that the shelling of�the humanitarian corridors continues because Western-backed rebels are not interested in�ending the violence, said Catherine Shakdam, director of�programs at�the Shafaqna Institute of�Middle Eastern Studies.

"We�re stuck in�the same vicious cycle, where you have Western powers accusing Russia, Iran, and of�course Damascus of�not allowing civilians to�run away from�the conflict zone. But then at�the same time, when there is a ceasefire agreed upon, and a humanitarian corridor is set up, then this happens. And those moderates are backed by�Western powers," she said in�an interview with�RT. She underscored that the West and Western media do not want to�admit that Russia and Damascus are trying to�help civilians in�Aleppo.

Instead, they accuse them of�committing war crimes. As for�Western powers, "it has been proven time and time again on�the ground by�this simple fact that they are backing and supporting those so-called moderates, who are in�fact terror radicals � they are the ones enabling them; they are the ones committing war crimes � not the other way around," she added. � Meanwhile, on�Friday, the Russian General Staff said that terrorists used the humanitarian pause in�Aleppo to�reinforce and prepare new attacks onthe outskirts of�the city.

"A group of�over 1,200 militants, including 30 suicide-bombers, is preparing an attack on�Aleppo from�south-west. They have tanks, armored vehicles and over�20 pickups with�heavy machine guns," Rudskoy said.

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