Russia launches first Syria raids from Iran base
The strikes destroyed jihadist targets including weapons depots and command centres, "killing a large number of fighters," Moscow said.
Aug 17, 2016, 03:43 AM IST
Raids kill 19 civilians in Syria`s rebel east Aleppo: Monitor
Air raids killed 19 civilians, including three children, in rebel-held districts of Syria`s battleground second city Aleppo on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.
Aug 16, 2016, 20:33 PM IST
Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo: Agencies
Fighting for control of Aleppo has intensified in recent weeks and there have been some gains for rebel groups battling Syrian government forces.
Aug 15, 2016, 19:58 PM IST
Dozens dead as warplanes pound rebel-held north Syria
Syrian and Russian warplanes have launched a wave of air strikes in northern Syria, killing dozens in areas held by a rebel alliance battling to take control of second city Aleppo.
Aug 15, 2016, 02:40 AM IST
51 civilians killed in shelling, airstrikes in Aleppo
At least 51 people were killed on Saturday as a result of rebels` shelling and airstrikes in Syria`s northern city of Aleppo, a monitor group reported.
Aug 14, 2016, 04:27 AM IST
Clashes in Syria's Aleppo as Russia opens aid 'windows'
Fresh fighting hit Syria's Aleppo on Thursday, the first day of a promised Russian aid window the UN said was insufficient to bring relief for the city's desperate residents.
Aug 11, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
Intensifying fight for Aleppo chokes civilian population
An upsurge of intense fighting around Aleppo has killed dozens of Syrians in the past weeks, displaced thousands and cut water and power to up to two million people on both sides of the front line, worsening the already dire conditions faced by hundreds of thousands in the city.
Aug 11, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
Russia declares three-hour daily ceasefire in Aleppo
Russia's defence ministry has said it would hold fire around Syria's ravaged city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian aid in, an initiative the UN said is insufficient to meet the city's needs.
Aug 11, 2016, 13:04 PM IST
Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo for aid to get in
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday there would be daily three-hour ceasefires in Syria`s Aleppo starting from Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely.
Aug 11, 2016, 00:00 AM IST
UN urges Aleppo ceasefire to repair water system, stem outbreaks
The United Nations called on Tuesday for an urgent ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, where it said two million people lack access to clean water, putting people, especially children, at risk of disease.
Aug 09, 2016, 23:05 PM IST
Two million at risk of siege in Syria's Aleppo: UN
More than two million people in Syria`s Aleppo are in danger of coming under total siege, the United Nations has warned, calling for immediate access to the heavily bombed city.
Aug 09, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
US says no swift victory in battle for Syria's Aleppo
"The longer the fighting drags on, the more civilians will be caught in the middle, the more they will pay the highest price," US told the Security Council which met to discuss the crisis in Aleppo.
Aug 08, 2016, 22:27 PM IST
Syrian army recaptures falling military positions in Aleppo
The Syrian army recaptured military positions the rebels had stormed earlier on Saturday in southern Aleppo province in northern Syria, according to pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV and a military source.
Aug 07, 2016, 08:13 AM IST
At least 500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle: Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights could not give a specific toll, but said the majority of those killed since July 31 were rebels and jihadists.
Aug 06, 2016, 19:35 PM IST
Syria rebels take key positions near Aleppo: Monitor
A Syrian coalition of jihadists and Islamist rebels on Saturday seized key positions south of Aleppo as they press a major offensive to break the government siege of the city, a monitor said.
Aug 06, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
Syrian rebels storm Aleppo artillery base, army says attack repelled
Syrian rebels stormed an artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo.
Aug 06, 2016, 06:28 AM IST
Strikes kill 10 in Syria's rebel-held Aleppo: Monitor
At least 10 people were killed in air strikes on the rebel-held east of Aleppo city today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
Aug 05, 2016, 16:49 PM IST
Chemical gas attack kills 7 in Syria's Aleppo
At least seven people were killed and 20 others suffered suffocation and breathing difficulties from chemical gas attack in Aleppo.
Aug 04, 2016, 06:33 AM IST
Russia says 7 killed in Syria rebel attack using `poison` rockets
The Russian defence ministry said that seven people died in an attack by Syrian rebels in the battleground city of Aleppo.
Aug 04, 2016, 01:29 AM IST
Syrian children burn tyres to obstruct warplanes bombarding besieged Aleppo
Syrian children in the besieged area of Aleppo have been burning old tyres in an attempt to form no-fly zones over their homes, media reports have claimed.
Aug 03, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
