Syria violence
UN suspends aid convoys in Syria after hit, ICRC warns on impact
An air strike hit relief trucks near the city of Aleppo, killing at least one aid worker & about 20 civilians.
The ceasefire marks the biggest bet yet by Washington that it can work with Moscow to end the war.
The ceasefire is due to take effect at sundown and includes improved humanitarian aid access.
Turkey sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.
Syrian state television showed scores of mostly women gathered in a government-controlled area of the city.
It's understood the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault.
The week’s three big offensives are some of the most aggressive campaigns against Islamic State.
There has been no indication of when a full assault on Raqqa city might take place.
The city of Aleppo, about 50 km south of the Turkish border, is divided between the government & rebels.
Obama noted the importance of an international cooperation to maintain the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
A pessimistic atmosphere pervaded the meeting in Vienna, between countries that support Bashar al-Assad.
Once a safe haven, this tiny Turkish border town has now become a frontline in its war.
Five fortified defence posts and two gun posts were destroyed, while 27 fighters were killed.
Isis controls the cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, and is proving a potent threat abroad.
Turkish military and US-led coalition forces killed 45 Islamic State militants in shelling and an air strike.
Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the Lebanese Shi’ite group said today.
The violence is part of intense fighting, pitting the Kurdish YPG militia, which is backed by Washington.
The year 2013 was the worst for aid workers with 460 killed, kidnapped or seriously wounded.
The operations room was set up by a UN-backed unity government, which arrived in Tripoli at the end of March.