UN officials warn over escalating violence in northwest Syria

Dec 02, 2024, at 03:51 pm

A sharp escalation in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has displaced thousands and caused heavy civilian casualties, prompting urgent warnings from senior UN officials about the growing humanitarian crisis and threat to regional stability.

Syria: Rebels take control of large parts of Aleppo

Nov 30, 2024, at 10:54 pm

Rebel forces have taken control of the 'majority' of Syria's Aleppo city, as per UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Syria: Building collapses in Aleppo, 13 die

Jan 23, 2023, at 02:13 am

Aleppo: At least 13 people died as a building collapsed in the Syrian city of  Aleppo on Sunday.

Car bomb blast hits busy market near Syria’s Aleppo : Reports

Feb 14, 2021, at 04:15 am

Dubai/Sputnik:  A car bomb exploded at a crowded market in the Aleppo countryside on Saturday, Syrian state media reported.

Terrorists shell localities in Syria's Aleppo province - Reconciliation Center

Aug 18, 2020, at 02:41 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra, banned in Russia) has attacked settlements in Syria's Aleppo province, Rear Adm Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.

Tunnel network, militants' arms depots discovered in Syria's western Aleppo

Apr 03, 2020, at 07:05 pm

Kafr Naya, Syria/Sputnik/UNI:  Residents of the Kafr Naya settlement in the western outskirts of Aleppo, which was cleared of militants by the Syrian army over a month ago, have found a network of underground tunnels and ammunition depots with foreign-made weapons.

Syrian army completely secures Aleppo city from rebels' shelling

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:10 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian government forces on Monday said that Syria's northern city Aleppo has been finally made safe from shelling after a wide-scale military operation, saying that dozens of villages and towns returned under government control as a result of the current military operation..

Syrian army captures 600 square km of areas in Idlib, Aleppo

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:43 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian army said on Sunday that it has captured 600 square km of areas over the past few days in the countryside region of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria.

Syrian state television says several journalists wounded near Aleppo

Feb 02, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: Syrian state television reported on Sunday that several journalists covering Syrian army operations had been wounded in the vicinity of Aleppo.

About 30 Civilians Killed in Aleppo by Militants’ Attacks in 3 Days –Reconciliation Center

Jan 18, 2020, at 08:52 am

Aleppo/Sputnik/UNI: Illegal armed units continue to shell the Syrian city of Aleppo, leaving 28 civilians dead within the past three days, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said.

Syrian helicopters drop leaflets to urge civilians to leave rebel-held areas in Aleppo, Idlib

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian choppers dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, urging civilians to leave rebel-held areas through humanitarian corridors which opened on Sunday, a war monitor reported.

Rocket blast kills child in Syria’s Aleppo – Russian Military

Nov 13, 2019, at 10:33 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A child has been killed by rocket fire in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Syria reconciliation center said Tuesday.

One killed in militant shelling of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo - Reports

Nov 07, 2019, at 08:51 am

Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have shelled several districts of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, national media reported, adding that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack.

One killed, 11 injured in motorcycle explosion in North of Syria's Aleppo – Local Source

Sep 03, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Antakya, September 3 (Sputnik) One person was killed and 11 were injured in a motorcycle explosion in the city of Azaz north of Syria's Allepo, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Terrorists open mortar fire at village in Aleppo province, killing 10 people - Reports

Jun 17, 2019, at 10:00 am

Damascus, Jun 17 (Sputnik/UNI) Terror groups opened mortar fire at a village in the Syrian province of Aleppo, leaving 10 civilians killed, local media reported. The terrorists shelled the village of al-Wadihi on late Sunday, according to the Syria TV broadcaster.

First full satellite survey of devastated ancient Aleppo raises recovery hopes

Dec 18, 2018, at 09:34 am

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS): The first comprehensive survey of the devastation inflicted on the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo by years of urban warfare, has been published thanks to ground-breaking satellite imaging tools, developed by UN agencies – an essential first step towards its eventual reconstruction.

UN chief ‘following very closely’ reports of chemical weapons use in Syria’s Aleppo

Nov 26, 2018, at 09:36 am

New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined that any use of chemical weapons against civilians and under any circumstances is a clear violation of international law, amid reports of their alleged use in Syria’s war-battered Aleppo.

Toxic gas attack in Syria leaves over 100 people hospitalised

Nov 25, 2018, at 06:15 pm

Aleppo, Nov 25 (IBNS): At least 107 people were hospitalised after a toxic gas attack hit government-controlled city of Aleppo in Syria, local media reports said on Sunday.

Syria: At least 60 people killed by suicide bombers

Feb 25, 2017, at 05:29 pm

Al Bab, Feb 25 (IBNS): At least 60 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in two separate incidents following the detonation of car bombs by suicide bombers near Al Bab area of Syria, reports said.

9 killed in militant attacks in Syria

Jan 13, 2017, at 03:18 pm

Damascus, Jan 13 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in an explosion in Syrian city of Damascus on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Syria: IS cuts off main source of water for Aleppo

Dec 30, 2016, at 11:11 pm

Aleppo, Dec 30 (IBNS): Creating trouble, militant group ISIS on Friday cut off water for Aleppo city in Syria from its main source, media reports said.

Civilians brave freezing temperatures as Aleppo evacuations resume – UN

Dec 22, 2016, at 03:27 pm

New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): With civilians in war-battered eastern Aleppo braving sub-zero temperatures, evacuations escorted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) resumed on Wednesday, as the agency estimates that more than 25,000 people have been evacuated from besieged neighbourhoods over the past five days, the United Nations said.

As evacuations resume in Aleppo, UN prepares to redeploy staff to monitor process

Dec 21, 2016, at 02:58 pm

New York, Dec 21 (Just Earth News): As the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) resumed this morning evacuations from besieged neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo, the United Nations reported that it has received authorization to send 20 international and national staff to the city to play a critical role in the monitoring and the response.

Security Council approves UN monitors for Aleppo evacuations

Dec 20, 2016, at 03:08 pm

New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Alarmed at the “devastating” humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, where perhaps thousands of civilians remain trapped, the Security Council on Monday requested the United Nations and other relevant institutions to carry out “adequate, neutral monitoring and direct observation on evacuations from the eastern districts” of the war-battered city.

‘Aleppo now synonym for hell,’ Ban warns in final press conference as UN chief

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:32 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Fridaydelivered stark warnings on two issues at the forefront of international concern: that “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience;” and that South Sudan faces a risk of genocide as the country leaders have “squandered a peace agreement.”

UN invited to monitor and assist fresh evacuation efforts under way in war-ravaged Aleppo

Dec 16, 2016, at 03:02 pm

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations was on Thursday invited to monitor and assist in the renewed effort to evacuate sick and wounded civilians and opposition fighters from the remaining rebel-held areas of Syria’s war-ravaged city of Aleppo, a senior UN humanitarian envoy announced on Thursday.

‘It is past time for you to act’ to end carnage in Aleppo, UN chief tells emergency Security Council session

Dec 14, 2016, at 02:39 pm

New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): Aleppo should represent the end of the quest for military victory, not the start of a broader military campaign in a country already ravaged beyond all recognition by five years of war, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an emergency meeting of the Security Council today, calling on the 15-member body to “do all we can to stop the carnage” and ensure that all the parties in the “wretched” conflict seek an inclusive political resolution.

Aleppo demands ‘bold action,’ including limiting use of Security Council veto – UN rights chief

Oct 05, 2016, at 04:59 am

New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): The human rights calamity unfolding in Syria’s eastern Aleppo city demands bold new initiatives, including proposals to “limit the use of the veto” by the permanent members of the Security Council, the top United Nations human rights official declared on Tuesday.

‘Bunker-buster’ bombs in eastern Aleppo mean children not even safe underground, UN experts warn

Oct 04, 2016, at 01:45 pm

New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): The killing and maiming of children in eastern Aleppo by the Syrian Government and its allies is not only a brutal abdication of international human rights obligations, it will have a long-lasting impact on the young victims for generations to come, United Nations child rights experts warned on Monday.

Aid convoys ‘ready’ to enter Aleppo; UN envoys await Russia-US talks on truce

Aug 26, 2016, at 01:20 pm

New York, Aug 26 (Just Earth News): Reporting that the Russian Federation is backing a 48-hour humanitarian pause in and around Aleppo, senior United Nations envoys on the Syrian crisis on Thursday said they are “waiting for others on the ground to do the same,” and are ready to green light aid convoys to the war-ravaged city once assurances are received.