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Attack on Aleppo prevented
Syrian air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo, Syrian state television said.
The broadcaster later said the army downed several Israeli missiles before they...
Most of Aleppo now under Syrian control
Syrian government forces made significant advances in north-western Aleppo province, seizing most of the rebel-held region, state media said, a day before new talks...
Syrian army takes over Aleppo areas quit by rebels
The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control over all the Aleppo districts abandoned by rebels during their retreat in...
After Aleppo, Syria’s Assad still far from regaining his state
When President Bashar al-Assad turns from the wreckage of Aleppo to assert his authority across a fractured Syria, it will be as...
Syrian army’s Aleppo advance slows, but victory is in sight
The Syrian army's advance in Aleppo has slowed but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Bashar al-Assad vowed retaking...
Syrian troops enter Aleppo’s old city
Syria's army and allies pushed into rebel-held parts of Aleppo's Old City on Tuesday, a monitoring group said, looking closer than ever...
All sides may be committing war crimes in Aleppo, U.N. says
All sides fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo may be committing war crimes through indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas, U.N. human...
UN rights chief denounces Aleppo air strikes as war crimes
The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted "crimes of...
Aleppo ceasefire has started, Syria promises “safe exit”
The Syrian military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged...
Russia and Syria halting Aleppo air strikes for now – Moscow
The Russian and Syrian air forces have halted all air strikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned pause in bombing...
Rebels fend off Aleppo assault as nations seek to rebuild peace...
Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they had repelled an army offensive in southern Aleppo as Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded residential areas,...
Warplanes knock out Aleppo hospitals as Russian-backed assault intensifies
Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked two hospitals out of service in the besieged rebel sector of Aleppo on Wednesday and ground forces...
Syria ceasefire deal in the balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday, a prerequisite for pressing ahead with...
Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege
Syrian insurgents who broke the siege of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday in a significant territorial gain came under intense air attack...
Fighting erupts north of Aleppo as ceasefire expires
Syrian government forces battled rebels north of Aleppo on Thursday as a ceasefire expired in the city itself, the Syrian Observatory for...
Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended
Thirteen Iranian soldiers were killed in a battle with Islamist militants over a village near the Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran said...
Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive with Iranian support
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters launched an offensive south of Aleppo on Friday, expanding the army's counter-attack against rebels...
Islamic State pulls forces and hardware from Syria’s Aleppo
Islamic State has withdrawn some of its insurgents and equipment from areas northeast of the Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and residents...
List of suspected Syrian war criminals grows with atrocities
United Nations human rights investigators have added to their list of suspected war criminals from both sides in the Syrian civil war...
Syrian rebels declare new assault on Aleppo after Assad gains
Rebels announced a new military campaign in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Thursday, a few days after government forces stepped...
Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages
The Syrian government has retaken territory around the northern city of Aleppo, the military said on Tuesday, after two weeks of rebel...
