Aleppo hit by air strikes and shelling as evacuation stalls
Plans to evacuate besieged rebel districts of Aleppo were under threat on Wednesday as renewed air strikes and shelling rocked the city in a bombardment the United Nations said "most likely constitutes war crimes".
Dec 15, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
Aleppo bombardment most likely war crime: UN
Syria`s government forces and their allies have almost certainly violated international law and probably committed war crimes by the latest bombardment of civilians hoping to be evacuated from eastern Aleppo, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
Turkey pleads with Iran, Russia to keep Aleppo evacuation on track
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that Turkey, which is already home to around 2.7 million Syrians who have fled the country`s civil war, would set up a tent city to accommodate up to 80,000 people fleeing Aleppo.
Dec 14, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Deadly clashes hit Aleppo as evacuation deal on hold
The landmark evacuation deal, brokered by Russia and Turkey, came after the Army seized more than 90 percent of east Aleppo from the rebels.
Fierce fighting, bombardment shake Syria's Aleppo, seven civilians dead
Fierce fighting shook Syria's Aleppo today, killing at least seven people, as sources said a deal for the evacuation of civilians and fighters from remaining rebel-held areas was on hold.
Dec 14, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Aleppo ceasefire: Evacuation may be delayed until Thursday
Rebel sources said the ceasefire remained in place despite the delay in the evacuation plan.
Dec 14, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Syria rebels to leave Aleppo under evacuation deal
Civilians and rebel fighters were to start evacuating from Syria's Aleppo "within hours" under a deal that would end years of opposition resistance in the city.
Dec 14, 2016, 07:36 AM IST
Deal to evacuate civilians reached, Syrian rebels to leave east Aleppo
An agreement for the imminent evacuation of civilians from east Aleppo in Syria has been reached.
Dec 13, 2016, 23:53 PM IST
Turkey to set up Russia talks on Aleppo ceasefire to end 'humanitarian tragedy'
Russia has been engaged in an air campaign over Syria since September 2015 in support of Assad, with its actions helping change the fortunes of the regime which now appears on the cusp of recapturing all of Aleppo.
Dec 13, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
UN chief alarmed by reports of atrocities in Aleppo
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by reports of atrocities against "a large number" of civilians, including women and children, in recent hours in the Syrian city of Aleppo, his spokesman said Monday.
Dec 13, 2016, 04:35 AM IST
Syrian army takes control of Aleppo district as battle enters 'final phase'
In a significant victory against the rebels, the Syrian government forces on Monday 0recaptured a major district of Aleppo, leaving rebellions cornered in a small pocket as the battle for the city entered its "final phase".
Dec 12, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
Syria monitor says government seizes another Aleppo district
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday government forces had seized the eastern Aleppo neighbourhood of Sheikh Saeed from rebel fighters in overnight fighting, meaning the opposition has now lost 90 percent of the area they once held in the city.
Dec 12, 2016, 11:43 AM IST
Syrian Army tightens grip on Aleppo; Islamic jihadists withdraw from the city of Palmyra after heavy Russian raids
The raids killed a large number of the jihadists in the desert city of Palmyra in central Syria.
Syria talks in Paris as West watches Aleppo slip away
The Islamic State jihadist group remains in control of territory around their de facto capital in Raqa.
Dec 10, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo on Friday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to retake all of the city`s rebel-held east that would bring victory in the civil war closer for President Bashar al-Assad.
Dec 10, 2016, 07:19 AM IST
ISIS seizes more ground near Syria's Palmyra: Monitoring group
Amid fierce clashes that raged for the second day, the Islamic State (ISIS) seized more territory from Syrian government forces near the ancient city of Palmyra on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
Dec 09, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Hundreds missing after fleeing east Aleppo, rebels block others from leaving: UN
The UN voiced concern Friday that hundreds of men may have gone missing after fleeing into government-controlled parts of Aleppo and said armed groups were reportedly blocking civilians from leaving the shrinking areas under their control.
Dec 09, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government rocket attacks continued overnight into Friday morning on frontline areas of east Aleppo.
Dec 09, 2016, 16:02 PM IST
UN calls for Aleppo evacuation plan; Syrian Army advances
The United States and Russia must broker an evacuation from east Aleppo, UN Syria humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.
Dec 08, 2016, 23:31 PM IST
Syrian rebels in besieged eastern Aleppo call for ceasefire, evacuation of civilians
Syrian rebels in besieged eastern Aleppo called on Wednesday for an immediate five-day ceasefire and the evacuation of civilians and wounded.
Dec 08, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
