WASHINGTON — The Obama administration warned Thursday of a possible Syrian massacre in the city of Aleppo.
State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. has “grave concerns” about tanks and fighter jets being used in a densely populated city.
She said thousands of people are spilling out of Aleppo and calls the onslaught a “desperate” attempt by a government losing control of its country.
Rebels who’ve been fighting for six days in Syria’s commercial capital of 3 million people are bracing themselves amid reports the government is massing reinforcements to retake the city. They are reporting artillery strikes and strafing by attack helicopters and fighter jets.
Nuland said: “The concern is that we will see a massacre in Aleppo, and that’s what the regime appears to be lining up for.”