Aleppo

Aleppo evacuation suspended

Evacuation of civilians and fighters from rebel-held areas suspended after Syrian government claims deal was violated.

50,000 people still trapped in eastern Aleppo

Around 50,000 people, most of them civilians, still trapped in eastern Aleppo, says UN envoy.

4,000 rebels, family members to quit east Aleppo

At least 4,000 rebels and their families are to be evacuated from the last opposition-held districts of Syria's Aleppo.

Syrian rebels announce new evacuation deal for Aleppo

Syrian rebel groups announce new ceasefire deal that would see the evacuation of wounded people and civilians from Aleppo.

Ceasefire and evacuation deal reached in Aleppo

Turkey confirms a ceasefire deal was agreed upon which will allow Syrian rebels to evacuate from war-ravaged eastern Aleppo.

Ban alarmed by reported atrocities in Aleppo

UN Secretary-General says he is alarmed by reports of atrocities against "a large number" of civilians in Aleppo.

Battle for Aleppo enters 'final phase'

Syrian rebels in Aleppo retreat into a small pocket of their former bastion in the face of new army advances.

No, the tweeting Syrian girl is not the new Anne Frank

Syrian army halts attacks in Aleppo

Russia announces that Syria's army halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow for trapped civilians to be evacuated.

Assad: Victory in Aleppo a 'huge step' towards ending the war

Syrian President says a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war.

Russia and China veto UN resolution on Aleppo

Russia and China veto Security Council resolution calling for a seven-day ceasefire in Aleppo.

Syria army advances in east Aleppo

Syrian army advances as civilians flee.

16,000 refugees flee from Eastern Aleppo

UN reports say 16,000 civilians have fled from Eastern Aleppo after intense battles between Syrian army and rebels

Syrian rebels lose eastern Aleppo

Syria's rebels lose all of the northern neighborhoods of their stronghold in east Aleppo as the army advances.

Thousands of Syrians flee Aleppo

Nearly 10,000 civilians flee eastern Aleppo as government retakes areas held by rebels.

Syrian army retakes largest rebel area in Aleppo

Syrian state media says government forces captured the largest rebel-held district of Aleppo.

Chemical watchdog accepts Russia's offer to aid Syria probe

OPCW accepts Russia's offer to provide it with possible evidence of chemical attack in Aleppo.

UN: Time is running out in Aleppo

UN envoy says time is "running out" for efforts to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's war-battered Aleppo.

25 civilians killed in air strikes in Aleppo

Syrian air strikes and shelling kill 25 civilians in eastern Aleppo.

Syrian children's hospital hit in government airstrikes

Syria resumes airstrikes on Aleppo, hitting a children's hospital, a blood, bank, and a school.

Syria and Russia renew assault on rebels

Syria's regime and its ally Russia launch wide-ranging assault on rebels in Aleppo, sparking fury in Washington.

Syrian regime rolls back rebel gains in Aleppo

Syrian government forces recapture all areas taken by rebel fighters in a recent assault on eastern Aleppo.

Russia denies UN request for longer Aleppo ceasefires

Russia says UN request to extend future pauses in fighting in Aleppo is "counterproductive".

Syrian rebels renew attack on Aleppo

Syrian rebels renew their bid to break a government siege of eastern Aleppo, hours before a Russian-declared ceasefire due to begin.

Syrian rebels use toxic gas in Aleppo

Syrian state media claims rebels fired shells containing toxic gas into government-held parts of Aleppo.

Putin: Not the time to resume Aleppo strikes

Russian President rejects request to lift a moratorium on air strike on Syria’s Aleppo.

Aleppo attacked after truce expires

Heavy clashes erupt in Aleppo after unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia expires.

UN chief: Food is running out in Aleppo

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that nearly 500 people have been killed in Aleppo.

Eight hour truce in Aleppo

Moscow announces lull in strikes to allow safe evacuation for armed rebels and wounded

Western countries considering sanctions over Aleppo bombing

United States, Britain and Western allies considering imposing sanctions against economic targets in Syria and Russia.

Syria: 20 killed in car bomb blast in Aleppo province

At least 20 people killed in a car bomb blast near the town of Azaz in Syria's Aleppo province.

Putin cancels visit to France amid row over Syria

Russian President cancels visit to France after Francoise Hollande says Russia helped Syria commit a war crime in Aleppo.

Russia carries out its heaviest strikes on Aleppo

Newest Russian raids in Aleppo kill at least 12 civilians.

The angel of death in Aleppo

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Aleppo

For the fifth time in five years, Russia vetoes UN draft resolution on Syria.

Assad: We have 'no option' but to expel rebels from Aleppo

Syrian President warns rebels in Aleppo that unless they agree to a deal, his forces would have "no option" but to expel them from the city.

The United Nations must militarily confront Islamic State and Al-Nusra

Syria to reduce its bombardment of Aleppo

Syria's army surprisingly announces it is reducing its bombardment of rebels in Aleppo.

Catholic leaders call to make Aleppo a 'safe zone'

As Syria's Aleppo continues to be ravaged by war, Catholic leaders called to give the city a break.

Syrian government offers rebels state passage

As Syrian government and allied forces advance toward Aleppo, rebels are offered state passage and aid supplies.

UN aid chief: Aleppo facing a 'humanitarian catastrophe'

United Nations aid chief warns that Aleppo faces a humanitarian catastrophe "unlike any" witnessed so far in Syria's brutal five-year war.

Kerry: We're 'on the brink' of ending talks with Russia

Secretary of State John Kerry warns that Washington is “on the brink” of ending its talks with Russia on the Syrian conflict.

Obama under fire for Syria policy

US President defends his refusal to use force in Syria, as diplomatic efforts fail and carnage continues with no end in sight.

Russia 'going all out' in Syria

Regime forces advance in battle for Aleppo after days of intensive bombing. Experts say Russia has given up on cooperating with US.

Battle of Aleppo: A war of words

Trust between world powers collapses together with the short-lived reprieve from fighting, boding ill for civilians in the Syrian city.

The Battle of Aleppo, so far

Syrian civil war battle in Aleppo has been called the biggest urban battle since Stalingrad in World War II. Here is the sequence of events.

EU: Attacks in Aleppo a breach of international law

Top EU officials say attacks on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo amount to a "breach of international humanitarian law".

Syrian army launches new offensive on Aleppo

Syria's army announces an offensive to retake the rebel-held east of Aleppo, days after ceasefire fell apart.

Aleppo ablaze as resumed fighting intensifies

Ceasefire a distant memory as heavy regime airstrikes hit rebel-controlled areas in battle of Aleppo. World powers cling to failed truce.

United States concludes Russia attacked Syrian aid convoy

Officials say the United States has reached the preliminary conclusion that Russian warplanes bombed aid convoy in Aleppo.

Red Cross: Some 20 civilians killed in Syria aid convoy attack

More signs US-Russia brokered truce over, as airstrikes hit Red Crescent aid trucks, killing 20 and depriving many more of food & medicine.

Syria: 12 killed as aid convoy attacked

18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy delivering aid attacked in Aleppo.

Renewed shelling in Aleppo as truce ends

Syrian Army declares the US-Russia brokered ceasefire null and void, resumes shelling of rebel-held sections of Aleppo.

Besieged Aleppo turns to dangerous 'alternative' fuels

250,000 residents of Aleppo have been left without electricity due to protracted siege, so they produce makeshift fuel out of plastic.

Will Syrian civil war finally end?

Can the war in Syria be nearing an end? President Assad accepts US-Russian joint plan of pathway to end the conflict, but opposition unsure.

Air strike kills top jihadist rebel commander in Syria

An air strike near Syria's battleground city Aleppo killed the military leader of the largest rebel alliance.

Syrian regime denies using chlorine, blames 'terrorists'

Syrian government denies it used chlorine gas in an attack in Aleppo, following which dozens were treated for breathing problems.

Watch: Presidential nominee doesn't know what 'Aleppo' is

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson doesn't recognize the name of Syria's second largest city during a TV interview.

Syria regime retakes key Aleppo district from rebels

Assad forces retake strategic area as 'largest urban battle since World War 2' rages on, causing continued civilian suffering and privation.

Chemical watchdog concerned over chlorine attack in Aleppo

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it is "disturbed" by the alleged use of toxic chemicals in Aleppo.