city of Aleppo

Hundreds left from Aleppo as UN observers to oversee evacuations

A convoy of around 20 buses crossed the front line in the early Monday morning headed for rebel-held territory elsewhere in northern Syria after around 350 people got out during the night.

Dec 19, 2016, 13:42 PM IST

Syria state TV: Evacuation deal reached for Aleppo and Shi'ite villages

According to al-Ikhbariya TV news, about 1,200 civilians would initially be evacuated from east Aleppo and a similar number from the two villages in Idlib province. 

Dec 18, 2016, 18:12 PM IST

Camp for Aleppo evacuees to be set up in Syria, Turkey taking in wounded: Officials

Two potential sites, around 3.5 km (2.2 miles) inside Syria, have been identified to set up a camp, which will have the capacity to host up to 80,000 people, officials said, adding that they expected around 30,000 to 35,000 people to come.

Dec 16, 2016, 14:55 PM IST

Aleppo ceasefire: Putin says after Aleppo next step will be to reach on complete ceasefire across all Syria

The next step after Aleppo will be to reach agreement on a complete ceasefire across all of Syria.

Dec 16, 2016, 13:50 PM IST

Syrian army says it could declare control of East Aleppo ''at any moment''

"The army continues to advance towards ... Sukkari, what remains of Seif al-Dawla, part of al-Amiriya and Tel al-Zarazir," a military spokesman told Reuters during a tour of recaptured parts of Aleppo.

Dec 13, 2016, 20:32 PM IST

US' John Kerry urges Russia to show 'grace' in Geneva Aleppo talks

US and Russian officials meet in Geneva to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Syria said John Kerry.

Dec 10, 2016, 20:21 PM IST