The fight for control over the Syrian city of Aleppo continued to roar on the ground and in the skies on Wednesday into Thursday as thousands of civilians still trapped inside begged to be let out.
Among them, NBC News reported, desperate activists are turning to instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp to reach international journalists in an urgent call for help.
"'Til this moment, the bombing hasn't stopped on the besieged districts and nothing has changed on the ground," Lina Shamy, a Syrian activist, told NBC News through a WhatsApp voice message.
A plan to evacuate thousands of people — in a deal between Syrian regime and rebel forces — was delayed Wednesday but resume Thursday.
