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Tag: Syrian civil war
Obama ‘deeply Concerned’ About Aleppo
US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an assault by Syrian government forces. Medics in the city are struggling to cope with...
US Accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ In Aleppo
The US ambassador to the UN has accused Russia of "barbarism" over the bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Samantha Power said Russia had told...
UN Chief ‘appalled’ By Aleppo Escalation
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is "appalled by the chilling military escalation" in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, his spokesman says. Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general was alarmed by reports...
Syrian City Faces Assault As Talks Fail
The Syrian military has announced a new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where a quarter of a million people are living under siege. Jets pounded rebel positions in the city on Wednesday night...
US ‘holds Russia Responsible’ For Deadly Aid Attack
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday. The White House has called it an "enormous humanitarian tragedy". Meanwhile,...
UN Suspends All Aid After Attack
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The strikes, which witnesses say came from the air, came hours after Syria declared a...
UN Suspends All Aid After Convoy Hit
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its lorries were attacked by warplanes near Aleppo on Monday. The convoy had received proper permits, and all warring parties - including Russia...
US ‘outraged’ Over Aid Convoy Attack
The US government has expressed "outrage" over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war monitor says, left 12 dead. The UN has confirmed that the convoy was hit near the...
Hopes Fade For Truce As Violence Flares
A week-old truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia appears close to unravelling, with alleged violations by government and rebel forces mounting. A US-backed rebel group in the divided northern...
Australia Regrets Syrian Air Strike Role
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed regret for the loss of life in a US-led airstrike which killed dozens of Syrian soldiers fighting the so-called Islamic State. Mr Turnbull has...
Syria Conflict: US Air Attack Endangers Truce
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has endangered an already shaky ceasefire deal, Russia says. The attack put "a very big...
‘US Strikes’ Kill Dozens of Syrian Troops
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting so-called Islamic State in the east, the Russian military says. Aircraft flew in from Iraq and bombed Syrian troops near...
Syrian Rebels ‘regrouping’ Under Ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Syrian rebel groups are exploiting the current ceasefire to regroup. He said the US, which backs some rebel groups, was more focused on retaining their...
Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but there are troubling signs it may collapse like previous attempts to end the war,...
‘Death Road’ Stands In the Way of Crucial Aid To Eastern Aleppo
As Syria's ceasefire largely holds, residents trapped in Aleppo eagerly await crucial aid supplies after months cut off from the rest of the world. But one main highway stands in the way to...
Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the truce holds for seven days, the US and Russia will carry out co-ordinated air...
Turkey ‘has Duty’ To Defeat IS In Syria
Turkey has a duty to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He called it a "binding duty", to ensure the militants were "unable to...
At Least 45 Killed In Syria After US-Russia Agreement
A day of intense airstrikes Saturday on and around the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 45 people, according to opposition activists. The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective, said 45...
US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further action is needed. Turkey said aid must be delivered from the very start while...