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Syria rebels in failed bid to reopen Aleppo route

By Saturday, regime soldiers were within 500 metres of the road and firing on any vehicle attempting to use it

Hollande calls for military action against Syrian Qaeda

Russia had proposed joint air strikes with the US against jihadist targets in Syria in May

Syria's military extends ceasefire but no letup in fighting

Rebels launched a counter-offensive, leading with two car bombs to open the vital Castello road to eastern Aleppo

Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama to 'intensify' coordination in Syria: Kremlin

Putin also called on Obama to help aid the separation of moderate opposition groups from "terrorist groups like the Al-Nusra front"

Syrian army announces 72-hour nationwide ceasefire

The statement did not specify whether the ceasefire extended to military actions against ISIS

43 killed in Syria army shelling of rebel town: Monitor

In a statement, the military had pledged that the attack on its pilot will not go unpunished

Suicide attack kills 3 at Christian massacre memorial in Syria

An eyewitness said that the suicide bomber "detonated himself near our checkpoint after he couldn't reach his real target, Patriarch Ignatius".

Twin explosions near Damascus, casualties reported: Syria TV

The first explosion was the result of a car bomb in al-Teen street and the second blast, the cause of which remains unclear, took place at the entrance of Ziabiyeh district

US suggests Russia drop food to Syrian cities

Foreign capitals have asked the World Food Program to plan an air bridge to save thousands of Syrian civilians facing starvation

Focus is on land delivery of aid to war-weary Syrians: UN

UN had requested access to 34 locations to help 1.1 million people and Syria approved 23 requests in full, six partially, while rejecting five

Syria army thrusts into IS bastion as Kurds advance from north

It was the first time that government troops had entered Raqa province since they were ousted by IS fighters in August 2014

31 killed in Syria regime strikes in and near Aleppo

A truce agreed by Russia and the United States in February has been violated nearly continuously around Aleppo

Bus hit in Syria in regime strike, 10 civilians dead

The Castello road, where a bus was also hit by regime bombing raids, is a key rebel supply route out of divided Aleppo

Air strikes in north Syria kill at least 42 civilians

Russian air strikes killed at least 11 civilians in Aleppo province, while 15 civilians were killed in Idlib province

France asks UN to begin Syria air drops

According to the UN, a total of 592,000 people live under siege in Syria

Russia raids on Syria city kill 23 civilians

Moscow has been carrying out an air campaign in support of its Damascus ally since September last year

Chief Syrian opposition peace negotiator Mohammed Alloush announces resignation

Cited failure of the Geneva negotiations and the continued shelling of rebel-held areas by President Bashar al-Assad's regime as reasons for resignation

Bombs kill 72 in Syria regime bastions

Another 38 died in four bombings, three of them suicide blasts, in Jableh further north

No drop in Russian military strength in Syria: US

Putin surprised the West in March when he ordered the "main part" of his forces to pull out of Syria, where Moscow has been conducting a bombing campaign

Aleppo truce extended by 48 hours: Syrian army

The announcement came as Russia and the US agreed to boost efforts to find a political solution to Syria's five-year war