Syria opposition
Syrian opposition: Trump, EU should increase pressure on Russia & Iran
All diplomatic initiatives have so far failed to yield progress in ending the Syrian civil war, which is now entering its eighth year.
State media cited an Aleppo hospital director saying three dozen people had suffered suffocation.
Rescue workers said that Syria’s military backed by Russian warplanes had killed more than 150 people.
The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian.
The army said it was reducing its air strikes to alleviate the humanitarian situation.
More than 250,000 civilians are trapped in eastern Aleppo, the rebel-held half of Syria’s largest city.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had built on the Handarat advance.
Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of Syria’s biggest city.
The new discussions were being held at staff level, & have yet to produce any recommendations to Obama.
The assault on Aleppo could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has killed over 400,000 people.
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
An organisation that monitors the war also said the Syrian army had begun moving away.
The cessation of hostilities, brokered by US and Russian Foreign Ministry, went into effect on Monday.
Over 300,000 killed during Syrian conflict
The ceasefire marks the biggest bet yet by Washington that it can work with Moscow to end the war.
New footage emerged of civilians choking in the aftermath of an apparent attack with poison chlorine gas.
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks which all took place between 8 am and 9 am local time.
Military officials from the US and Russia have been meeting for weeks to try to work on terms of a deal.