Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo in Syria Intense air strikes have resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a near month-long pause, killing at least three people, residents and a war ... News • 15 Nov 16
Syrian army claims strategic district of Aleppo The Syrian army has claimed it has taken a strategic district of Aleppo in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city ... World • 08 Nov 16
Russia tells rebels to withdraw from Aleppo Russia and the Syrian army have told anti-government rebels in Aleppo to leave by tomorrow evening, signalling an extended moratorium on air strikes in the ... News • 03 Nov 16
Rebels attempting to break Aleppo siege Syrian rebels have opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent counter-attack to break the government's ... News • 30 Oct 16
Syrian rebels launch counter attack in Aleppo Syrian opposition fighters have launched an assault on government forces to break a months-long siege of the rebel-held neighbourhoods of east Aleppo, a rebel spokesman ... News • 28 Oct 16
Russia not currently considering new Aleppo truce Russia's deputy foreign minister has said that it is not currently considering a new truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo after a brief ceasefire ... News • 24 Oct 16
UN denounces Aleppo air strikes as war crimes The top United Nations human rights official has said that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted "crimes of historic proportions" that ... News • 21 Oct 16
Russia pauses Aleppo bombing, UN wants longer halt Vladimir Putin has said Russia was ready to extend the humanitarian pause in Aleppo, Syria's second largest city already badly damaged by bombing, "as far ... World • 20 Oct 16
Video shows child being rescued from Aleppo rubble Dramatic footage has emerged of a boy being rescued after being trapped in the rubble of a building bombed Sunday night in Aleppo, Syria. News • 18 Oct 16
Russia says strikes on Aleppo have stopped Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said this morning that Russian and Syrian air forces had stopped airstrikes on Aleppo from 10am local time, ahead of ... News • 18 Oct 16
Russia announces eight-hour Aleppo ceasefire Russia has said its forces and Syrian regime troops would briefly halt fire in Aleppo on Thursday, as criticism mounted of the ferocious Moscow-backed assault ... World • 17 Oct 16
In Pictures: Syria Conflict Images of the devastation and destruction caused by the conflict in Syria where the government continues its assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo with ... Gallery • 13 Oct 16
Aleppo residents facing savagery, says UN Civilians under bombardment in Syria's rebel-held east Aleppo are facing "a level of savagery that no human should have to endure," the UN aid chief ... News • 02 Oct 16
UN sets up inquiry into Syria aid convoy bombing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced that he is setting up a board of inquiry to investigate the bombing of an aid convoy in Syria ... World • 30 Sep 16
Aleppo 'worse than a slaughterhouse' The situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo is worse than a slaughterhouse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. News • 28 Sep 16
Bombs pound Aleppo as US and Russia clash at UN The United States has accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Russia said ending the civil ... News • 26 Sep 16
UN chief calls for an end to 'nightmare' in Syria UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged world powers to work harder to end the nightmare in Syria as the Security Council met for urgent talks ... News • 25 Sep 16
UN chief appalled by 'chilling' attacks in Syria UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled by the "chilling" upsurge in fighting in Aleppo and warned that the use of advanced weaponry in ... News • 24 Sep 16
At least 91 killed in Syrian air strikes - doctor Warplanes bombed Aleppo with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army declared an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city. News • 23 Sep 16
Syrian army launches offensive to retake Aleppo Syria's army has announced the launch of an offensive to retake the rebel-held east of the battleground city of Aleppo, warning residents to keep away ... News • 22 Sep 16
Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo Four air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo today in the first raids on the battered city since a truce took effect. News • 19 Sep 16
Fighting reported in east of Syrian capital Fierce fighting and clashes between regime forces and rebels has been reported on the eastern edge of the Syrian capital, despite a fragile truce across ... News • 16 Sep 16
Syrian regime renews siege on rebel-held Aleppo Syrian government troops seized a military academy south of Aleppo city today, once again encircling the rebel-held districts in the east and placing them under ... News • 05 Sep 16
US, Russia 'achieve clarity' on Syria peace talks Washington and Moscow have "achieved clarity" on the way towards a new ceasefire in Syria, but technical details must still be resolved, US Secretary of ... News • 26 Aug 16
Turkey targets IS position in Syrian border town Turkish tank units have crossed the border and entered Syria as part of a military operation backed by jets and US-led coalition warplanes to clear ... News • 24 Aug 16
