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The Umayyad Great Mosque

Syrian Antiquities Officials Scramble to Save Aleppo's UNESCO Heritage Sites

Syrian antiquities officials are asking for urgent action to protect damaged buildings in the city of Aleppo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Warplane

At Least 4 Children Killed in Syrian Airstrike

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.

Bombed street in Aleppo

Activists Urge UN to Cite Russia and Iran for War Crimes in Syria

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.

Warplanes

Russia Sends More Warplanes to Syria

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 President Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Government Ready to Negotiate with Opposition Groups: Bashar Assad

Assad's government uses the term "terrorists" for all the country's rebels.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Assad Thanks Putin, Russia for Helping Aleppo's Liberation

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.

Russian Ambassador Assassination Caught on Camera

Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Assassinated in Ankara

Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was assassinated at a gallery opening in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Aleppo: Ceasefire Announced in the Besieged Syrian City to Evacuate Civilians

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.

The new world order

Obama’s Non-interventionist US Foreign Policy Dies with Aleppo’s Fall

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.

Obsolete

Russian Navy Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Launch First Airstrikes on Aleppo within Three Days

Russian state-owned media said the coming naval attack on Aleppo is aimed at preventing more U.S.-allied militants from entering the city.

Iranian killer

Iran Admits Launching Drone Attacks against Anti-Assad Rebels in Syria

This video taken in early August was the first to demonstrate the offensive capabilities of Iranian drones.

China Russia

Syria War: China Backs Russia's Draft Resolution on Syria at United Nations Security Council

China said it has supported a Russian-sponsored draft resolution on Syrian conflict at the United Nations Security Council.

More time

Russia Buys Time for Syrian Army Offensive to Succeed

What Russia and Assad now desperately need is more time for the offensive to continue.

From Russia with love

Russia to Continue Bombing Civilians in Syria

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'

An infuriated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blasted the Russian attack as "sickening, savage and apparently deliberate."

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