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Aleppo battered after Russia accused of 'war crimes'

A medical source in rebel-held Aleppo said hospitals were struggling to deal with a huge number of casualties

At least 26 killed in Aleppo as UN meets over Syria

Hospitals and rescuers have documented the deaths of 43 people so far

Syria's Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief 'appalled'

Nearly two million civilians were left without water in Aleppo due to regime bombardment and rebel forces

Syria army announces offensive on rebel-held Aleppo

Announcement came just minutes after the United States and Russia convened a last-ditch meeting in New York to save their Syria ceasefire plan

UN Syria chemical weapons probe extended for one month

Use of chlorine as a weapon is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, which Syria joined in 2013

Russia furious as US blames it for Syria aid strike

At least 18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy were destroyed late Monday as they delivered humanitarian aid to civilians in the Aleppo region

Syrian opposition slams 'total weakness' of international community

Russian and Syrian planes yesterday, bombed an aid convoy that was en route to Aleppo to deliver food to 78,000 civilians

UN suspends all humanitarian convoys in Syria following attack

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12 Red Crescent volunteers and drivers had died in the strike

Russia blames US for intensified conflicts in Syria

The US failed to help separate terrorists from the so-called moderate opposition, said Russia

Vladimir Putin says Syrian army honouring truce, rebels 'regrouping'

The Russian president insisted Moscow is adhering to its part of the agreement

Fierce shelling, clashes in east of Syrian capital

A barrage of rocket fire and shelling could be heard coming from the Jobar district, a rebel-held eastern suburb of Damascus

Syria war death toll now more than 300,000: Monitor

More than 86,000 civilians were among the 301,781 people killed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said

US-Russia plan may be last chance to save Syria: John Kerry

Russia is to pressure Bashar al-Assad to obey the truce, while US will urge the rebel groups it supports to refrain from attacks

Syria's Assad at Eid prayers in town surrendered by rebels

More than 290,000 people have been killed and over half the population displaced since the conflict began

Air strikes kill more Syria civilians ahead of truce

At least 62 people, including 13 women and 13 children, were killed in Saturday's bombardment of Idlib city

US, Russia reach ceasefire agreement on Syria

Agreement was announced by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

France seizes properties of Syrian leader Assad's uncle

In 1984 he was forced into exile for trying to overthrow his older brother, the late Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad

Syria denies using poisonous gas in Aleppo

It accused the rebels and their regional and international backers of carrying out gas attacks against Syria

Turkey, Russia leaders discuss 'Aleppo ceasefire': Media

Erdogan told Putin ovet the phone that it was essential to agree to a ceasefire in Aleppo "as soon as possible

Commander of Syrian rebel alliance killed in airstrike

Former Al-Nusra Front, renamed Fateh al-Sham Front, announced on Twitter death of commander Abu Omar Sarakeb