Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees

September 12, 2012 01:00

Syrian guns pounded rebel positions in Aleppo and heavy fighting rocked the Old City amid a flurry of diplomatic activity today, as world powers pressed on with the formidable task of seeking an end to the bloodshed.

A day after nearly 140 people were reportedly killed across Syria, the UN refugee agency said the number of civilians fleeing nearly 18 months of violence has reached more than 250,000 The plight of the refugees was also under the spotlight as Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie spoke to journalists at the UN-run Zaatari camp in northern Jordan, flanked by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres.

"We encourage the international community to do everything they can to support these refugees, and there is much to be done," said Jolie, a special envoy of the agency. "It has been a very heavy experience," she said of her tour of the camp. "It is very emotional to be with people who are wondering who is on their side." After an eerily quiet morning, a resident reported renewed bombardments of the Kalasseh and Bustan al-Qasr districts in the south, Suleiman al-Halabi in the centre and Bustan al-Basha in the north.

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