East Aleppo civilians accuse rebel leaders of corruption, storm aid center (videos) off-guardian

Syrian civilians protest in East Aleppo today. Al Masdar News reports: On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of Syrian civilians turned to the streets in the rebel-held Bustan al-Qaser district of besieged eastern Aleppo. The demonstrators chanted for the removal of corrupt rebel commanders and proceeded to plunder the Yarmouk Aid Centre of its goods and distributed it among the local populace. Local rebel factions did not dislodge the protests. Two weeks ago, the Bustan al-Qaser neighbourhood was struck by infighting as Islamist groups overran several checkpoints held by the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Fastaqim Union, effectively disbanding the latter group. Upwards of 200,000 civilians remain besieged in eastern Aleppo while some 9,000 militants have been accused of using local residents as human shields, refusing to allow their evacuation into government-held western Aleppo. Protests in rebel-held #Aleppo today. Chants to topple corrupt leaders. Then civilians storm Yarmouk Aid Centre in downtown Bustan al-Qaser. http://pic.twitter.com/0yAZ7F2Fis — Chris Tomson (@TheDaneChris) November 15, 2016 @TheDaneChris http://pic.twitter.com/mJjn39pTBs — Chris Tomson (@TheDaneChris) November 15, 2016 Filed under: conflict zones, latest

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