Aleppo
latest news & developmentsMissile strikes on Syria kill 26, mostly Iranian forces
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, missile strikes hit two military targets in Aleppo and Hama provinces
Ravaged Aleppo shows off its wounds
Because of Syria’s conflict, services remain suspended between Aleppo and other main cities.
SA police tell women protesting for Aleppo to remove face veils
Protesters say police infringed on their Constitutional rights, while police cited concerns of "suicide bombers".
Red Cross expects to evacuate 2 000 from Aleppo
The first evacuees were escorted on buses and 13 ambulances through government-held west Aleppo to opposition-controlled areas.
Aleppo victory won’t end Syrian war, says al-Assad
President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in the city of Aleppo would be a “huge step” towards ending the devastating five-year civil war.
France to seek ICC options for war crimes probe in Aleppo
It is unclear how the ICC could proceed given that the court has no jurisdiction for crimes in Syria because it is not a member of the ICC.
Seamstress fixes Aleppo’s wounds
Contradictions mean little to a dressmaker who patches up the people she shoots.
Bodies in a Syria river: How did they die?
Human Rights Watch has conducted an investigation into the dozens of bodies found in a river in the city of Aleppo, Syria, earlier this year.
Syrian rebels recover over 100 bodies in Aleppo canal
Rebels have recovered at least 108 bodies from a canal in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, Syria and say more are yet to be dragged from the water.
Explosion kills 12 in Aleppo
Twelve people were killed when an explosion rocked a government-held district of the disputed Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said.
Fierce fighting in Aleppo as blaze engulfs souk
Troops shelled rebel positions in Aleppo on Sunday after a night of fighting for control of the city where a fire tore through a historic souk.
Syria denies Assad’s deputy tried to defect
President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have resorted increasingly to air power to hold back lightly armed insurgents in the capital Damascus and Aleppo.
Assad’s forces pound rebels in Aleppo
State television says Assad’s forces are "cleansing the terrorist filth" from the country, which has been sucked into a sectarian conflict.
Assad’s planes hammer vital prize of Aleppo
Rebel commander in Aleppo said he expected a Syrian army attack on rebels "within days".
Syria struck by deadly blasts ahead of UN mission
Syria has been hit by the weekend’s third car bomb as UN teams ready for a government-led humanitarian mission and to work on an observer operation.