UN chief appeals for re-launch of Syria ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Russia and the United States to put Syria's ceasefire back on track and stressed that new truce arrangements in place for two areas must be extended to Aleppo.
May 03, 2016, 02:08 AM IST
US, Russia in bids to halt fighting in Syria`s Aleppo
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Geneva in a bid to restore a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, as Russia said it was working to freeze fighting in Aleppo.
May 02, 2016, 01:46 AM IST
Russia, US in bids to halt fighting in Syria's Aleppo
"Currently active negotiations are underway to establish a `regime of silence` in Aleppo province," head of Moscow's coordination centre in Syria said.
May 01, 2016, 17:14 PM IST
Residents flee as air strikes shake Syria`s Aleppo
Terrified residents fled a new wave of air strikes on rebel-held areas of Syria`s divided city of Aleppo Saturday, as key regime backer Russia rejected calls to rein in its ally.
May 01, 2016, 00:42 AM IST
Russia will not ask Syrian regime to halt Aleppo raids: Moscow
Aleppo, capital of the northern province of the same name, is a key battleground and of vital strategic significance to both sides in the Syrian civil war.
Apr 30, 2016, 21:43 PM IST
Despite carnage, Syria`s Aleppo not in fighting `freeze`
Regime aircraft on Friday pounded rebel areas of Syria`s second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to "freeze" fighting despite international outrage over renewed violence.
Apr 30, 2016, 02:01 AM IST
US, UN condemn Syria hospital bombing in war-ravaged Aleppo
The United States and the United Nations Thursday condemned an air strike on a hospital in Syria`s Aleppo, with Washington demanding that Russia restrain its Syrian ally.
Apr 29, 2016, 01:43 AM IST
Syria army readies Aleppo offensive as civilian toll rises
The Syrian army was preparing an offensive to retake the northern city of Aleppo, where 53 civilians were killed in fighting Thursday in a new blow to a tattered truce.
Apr 29, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
Syrian army set for offensive to retake Aleppo: Report
A leading pro-government newspaper in Syria said on Thursday that the army is preparing a major offensive to recapture the whole of second city Aleppo and its surrounding province.
Apr 28, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
20 killed in Syria regime strike on Aleppo
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the raids were carried out by "regime airplanes".
Apr 28, 2016, 03:12 AM IST
Syria truce tested as Aleppo bombardment kills 25
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply concerned" by the fighting and urged both sides to stick to the two-month-old truce and troubled peace talks in Geneva.
Apr 27, 2016, 01:41 AM IST
Air raids in Syria`s Aleppo province kill at least 19
Air strikes on rebel-held areas of Syria`s second city Aleppo and a town to its west killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, emergency workers said.
Apr 26, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
At least 26 killed as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo
Opposition groups control the eastern part of the city but have come under intense strain as the government has choked off all routes to the area except a narrow and perilous passage to the northwest.
Apr 24, 2016, 23:17 PM IST
At least 31 killed as violence spikes in Syria
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country's largest city, Aleppo, while rebels fired mortars in escalating violence that left at least 31 people killed and shattered a relative quiet in Damascus that has held since the teetering cease-fire took effect in late February.
Apr 24, 2016, 00:03 AM IST
Air strikes on Syria's Aleppo kill 25
Air strikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods in Syria's second city Aleppo today killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 40, emergency workers said.
Apr 23, 2016, 02:01 AM IST
Strikes on Syria's Aleppo kill 14 civilians: Civil defence
Air strikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday killed at least 14 civilians and wounded more than a dozen others, the local civil defence said.
Apr 22, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Strikes on Syria`s Aleppo kill 9 civilians
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime warplanes carried out the air strikes and gave a toll of 10 dead.
Apr 22, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
Syria opposition threatens to quit talks as Aleppo fighting flares
The Syrian opposition delegation threatened to quit the Geneva peace talks, due to resume Monday, as a renewed flare-up in violence in Aleppo killed another 22 civilians.
Apr 18, 2016, 13:08 PM IST
IS captures several villages from Syrian troops in Aleppo
The Islamic State group has captured more than a dozen villages and hills during a fresh offensive in norther Syria, opposition activists said on Saturday.
Apr 16, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
Kerry demands Russia rein in Syrian forces
US Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to demand that Moscow press its Syrian allies to respect a crumbling ceasefire.
