Syrian rebel support
Syrian weapons storage explosion in Idlib kills dozens
Syrian civilians, displaced during the country’s seven-year long war, were living in the building which was also used by an arms dealer, the Observatory said.
The fighting erupted after several groups of rebels attacked an artillery battery of the Syrian army, the ministry said.
Jaish al-Islam is currently negotiating with Russia over the future of the area and the people in it.
Rescue workers said that Syria’s military backed by Russian warplanes had killed more than 150 people.
Among at least 25 injured, eight were in critical condition and taken to Turkish hospitals across the border.
The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian.
The operation has also targeted a Kurdish militia whose presence along its border Turkey sees as a threat.
The offer of amnesty follows two weeks of the heaviest bombardment of the five-and-a-half-year civil war.
Rebels said they inflicted losses on pro-govt fighters after hours of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed.
More than 250,000 civilians are trapped in eastern Aleppo, the rebel-held half of Syria’s largest city.
The Syrian army told the insurgents to leave their positions, offering safe passage and aid supplies.
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 Syrian military announced the major new offensive against the area on Thursday night.
The assault on Aleppo could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has killed over 400,000 people.
Video images filmed by residents showed a young girl screaming as rescuers frantically dug her out of rubble.
Residents said the streets were deserted as the 250,000 people still trapped in the besieged sector.
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.