The Red Cross has set the alarm for the humanitarian situation in the city calling for immediate intervention in order to send aid. Thousands of civilians are believed to have been trapped. International Committee of the Red Cross said that there should be awareness of civilians and that he was prepared to enter the city and to provide assistance.
In a statement, Commissioner for Emergency Assistance of the United Nations, Valerie Amos, and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the UN, Navi Pillay, expressed alarm about reports that thousands of civilians are trapped inside Kusairit.
Amos and Pillay urged both sides to cease fire and to give civilians a chance to leave. Foreign policy chief of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, has expressed similar concerns.
At the United Nations, Russia reportedly blocked the Security Council statement to alert the siege of Kusairit. The draft Security Council, which was proposed by the UK, noted great concern about the situation in Kusair, and in particular for civilëët trapped by the fighting. / Telegraph /
