Russia stance on syria
End Syria hospital attacks, Russia told at UN
The outcome led to a rare statement following the meeting by the UN's humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock.
The air strikes targeted the village of Hajin, the last major stronghold of Islamic State in Syria, and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said.
The aid comes after an agreement between President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin following talks since May.
The air strikes targeted the towns of Tafas, northwest of the provincial capital Deraa, and Saida, to its east, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The secretive Islamic State leader has frequently been reported killed or wounded since he declared a caliphate to rule over all Muslims from a mosque in Mosul in 2014.
Russia has played a critical role in supporting Assad’s two-week offensive with air power and negotiating local deals initially overseen by its military police.
Molkino in southwestern Russia is where the Russian 10th Special Forces Brigade is based, according to information on the Kremlin website.
Russian officials have said that the inspectors were unable to reach Douma because they had not been cleared by the United Nations.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism from political opponents over their decisions to take part in the air strikes.
Since humanitarian corridors were set up in the area, more than 68,000 people have left the Eastern Ghouta, the centre said.
The Kurdish YPG militia, defending Afrin, said it was battling the Turkish forces and their Syrian militia allies who tried to storm the town from the north.
Previous attempts to end Syria’s six years of war have foundered because of bitter disagreements, especially on whether Assad himself should stay in power.
Russia, which has a long-term military garrison in Syria, has said it wants foreign forces to quit the country eventually.
The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State said it could not confirm the Russian report that Baghdadi may have been killed.
Russia, Turkey and Iran did not immediately publish the memorandum, leaving its details unclear.
Russia has defended the Syrian leader against US allegations that his forces carried out the attack, saying there is no evidence.
Russia's Sergei Lavrov said the US could join the peace process once President-elect Donald Trump takes office on 20 January.
Sergei Lavrov said talks on the withdrawal of rebels would begin in Geneva on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.
Rebels contest that and say it is the Syrian army and its allies who have sabotaged the humanitarian pauses.