Government forces resumed shelling of rebel-held eastern Aleppo districts on Wednesday, which stopped after about half an hour, Syrian rebel officials and witnesses told Reuters on Wednesday. "There is fierce bombardment by the regime forces on besieged Aleppo, using artillery, tanks, and...

Almost 6,000 civilians, among them 2,000 children, have left rebel-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo over the past 24 hours, Russia's defense ministry was quoted as saying on Wednesday by Interfax news agency. The defense ministry also said that over the same period 366 rebels...

(Sky News)- The US ambassador to the UN has lashed out at the Syrian government, and its allies Russia and Iran, saying they bear the responsibility for the "carnage" in Aleppo. Speaking during an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Samantha Power used strong language as she addressed her...

The fall of the last rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo could seal the fate of the "Obama Doctrine," deepening the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in decades and staining U.S. President Barack Obama's legacy. With the U.S.-aligned rebels facing defeat by government forces...