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As offensive nears end, Aleppo residents tweet 'final goodbyes'

As offensive nears end, Aleppo residents tweet 'final goodbyes'

Aleppo's quarter of a million residents have been besieged and bombarded for months, prompting international outcry.

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'I can tweet now but I might not do it forever. Please save my daughter's life,' said one

As the city's fall nears, Aleppo's remainingresidentsare tweeting their “final goodbyes”.

NInety-eightper cent of the city is under regime control and the rebels holed up in one tiny, heavily-bombarded pocket,

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In one such tweet, a media activist sent out a video message which he called “close to if not the last communication”.

A man from Aleppo tweeted photos of his daughter, saying: “Will I see her for another day”. “This is a call and this might be the last call,”he tweeted, calling on viewers to “save’ the people of Aleppo.

Another man said he was “surprised” he was still alive and tweeting.

Others said they should not be lulled into believing the fall of Aleppo would mean a return to "normalcy".

(WION)