In Syria, hundreds of wounded civilians were stranded in rebel-held areas of Aleppo today.<br/><br/>UN said, security concerns had prevented evacuation even as Russia extended a ceasefire into the third day.<br/><br/>The unilateral humanitarian pause in the Syrian army's devastating Russian-backed assault on the opposition-controlled east of the city has largely held since it began on Thursday morning. <br/><br/>The army has said it is an opportunity for civilians and rebel fighters who lay down their arms to leave. But, so far there have been no organised evacuation convoys and only a handful of the 250,000 civilians still living in the rebel sector have left under their own steam.<br/><br/>UN human rights council had called for a special investigation into the violence in Aleppo in a resolution fiercely critical of Damascus.

In Syria, hundreds of wounded civilians were stranded in rebel-held areas of Aleppo today.<br/><br/>UN said, security concerns had prevented evacuation even as Russia extended a ceasefire into the third day.<br/><br/>The unilateral humanitarian pause in the Syrian army's devastating Russian-backed assault on the opposition-controlled east of the city has largely held since it began on Thursday morning. <br/><br/>The army has said it is an opportunity for civilians and rebel fighters who lay down their arms to leave. But, so far there have been no organised evacuation convoys and only a handful of the 250,000 civilians still living in the rebel sector have left under their own steam.<br/><br/>UN human rights council had called for a special investigation into the violence in Aleppo in a resolution fiercely critical of Damascus.