Aleppo
Syrian Antiquities Officials Scramble to Save Aleppo's UNESCO Heritage Sites
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 14, 2017 12:07 AM EST |
Syrian antiquities officials are asking for urgent action to protect damaged buildings in the city of Aleppo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At Least 4 Children Killed in Syrian Airstrike
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 13, 2017 11:58 PM EST |
Activists said a Thursday air strike in a rebel-held village near the Syrian city of Aleppo left at least nine people, including four children, dead. All the victims were reportedly members of one family whose house in Babka was hit.
Activists Urge UN to Cite Russia and Iran for War Crimes in Syria
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 12, 2017 10:19 PM EST |
Activists in Syria said they have given the United Nations evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Russian and Iranian-backed militias in the battle for Aleppo, Syria's second city.
Russia Sends More Warplanes to Syria
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 11, 2017 10:31 PM EST |
Days after President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was scaling back its military deployment, Russia has sent more than a dozen jets to war-torn Syria.
Syrian Government Ready to Negotiate with Opposition Groups: Bashar Assad
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 09, 2017 09:08 PM EST |
Assad's government uses the term "terrorists" for all the country's rebels.
Assad Thanks Putin, Russia for Helping Aleppo's Liberation
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 25, 2016 10:52 PM EST |
Syrian President Bashar Assad expressed his gratitude to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for Moscow's help in retaking Aleppo from opposition fighters.
Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Assassinated in Ankara
| Frances Diana Roullo | | Dec 20, 2016 01:27 AM EST |
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was assassinated at a gallery opening in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Aleppo: Ceasefire Announced in the Besieged Syrian City to Evacuate Civilians
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 13, 2016 10:50 PM EST |
Syrian rebels have confirmed that a ceasefire has been agreed in the country to allow civilians and remaining rebel fighters trapped in the besieged city of Aleppo to evacuate.
Obama’s Non-interventionist US Foreign Policy Dies with Aleppo’s Fall
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 13, 2016 06:33 PM EST |
Obama's decision not to use military force only convinced Putin he could use as much military force in Syria to win the Aleppo campaign.
Russian Navy Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Launch First Airstrikes on Aleppo within Three Days
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 09, 2016 09:32 PM EST |
Russian state-owned media said the coming naval attack on Aleppo is aimed at preventing more U.S.-allied militants from entering the city.
Iran Admits Launching Drone Attacks against Anti-Assad Rebels in Syria
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 10, 2016 06:06 AM EDT |
This video taken in early August was the first to demonstrate the offensive capabilities of Iranian drones.
Syria War: China Backs Russia's Draft Resolution on Syria at United Nations Security Council
| Som Patidar | | Oct 09, 2016 08:29 AM EDT |
China said it has supported a Russian-sponsored draft resolution on Syrian conflict at the United Nations Security Council.
Russia Buys Time for Syrian Army Offensive to Succeed
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 29, 2016 01:24 AM EDT |
What Russia and Assad now desperately need is more time for the offensive to continue.
Russia to Continue Bombing Civilians in Syria
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 28, 2016 05:08 AM EDT |
It originally planned on defeating the motley crew of rebels fighting to topple Assad in a few months.
Russians Destroy UN Humanitarian Convoy in Air Strike Outside Aleppo; Ban Calls Attack 'Savage'
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 21, 2016 04:28 AM EDT |
An infuriated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blasted the Russian attack as "sickening, savage and apparently deliberate."
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