At least 82 civilians have been killed by Syrian regime forces in around four neighbourhoods near the besieged sections of eastern Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The Syrian government's onslaught in the region against the rebels is almost over as reports stated on Monday that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have taken over almost 98 percent of the besieged lands from the rebels.
Rebels have been engaged in a long battle with the Syrian government and their Russian allies in eastern Aleppo and want to topple the government. The recent onslaught on the rebels by the Syrian forces in the region has left more than 10,000 civilians displaced in the region, leaving many of them without shelter and food.
As the war in Aleppo is in its final stages, there have been reports of atrocities committed against innocent civilians by the Syrian forces in the rebel-held areas.
On Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had said that he was alarmed by the reports of "atrocities against a large number of civilians, including women and children, in recent hours in Aleppo."
Reports state that as the government forces advance in the last of the rebel-held areas, there are still some tens of thousands of civilians stranded in these areas just waiting for their death.
"We hope one can help at least the children and women. They are in a great danger. Where is the UNICEF? This regime doesn't differentiate between women children or men," Abdulkafi Al-Hamdo, an activist and teacher living in the rebel-held section, told TIME in a text message.
According to the UN, around 11 women and 13 children have been killed by pro-government forces as they barged in the homes of civilians and killed all those present inside.
"We hope, profoundly, that these reports are wrong, or exaggerated, as the situation is extremely fluid and it is very challenging to verify reports. However, they have been corroborated by multiple reliable sources," the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement on Tuesday.
