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  Air strikes resume in Syria’s Aleppo after weeks-long pause

  World | November 16, 2016 13:44 IST

  After long pause of almost a month, intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo, killing at least three people.

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  Aleppo a ‘slaughterhouse’, says UN Human Rights chief; warns of war crimes

  World | October 22, 2016 9:11 IST

  UN Human Rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein has described the Syrian city of Aleppo as a ‘slaughterhouse’.

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  Syrian army declares three-day humanitarian truce in Aleppo

  World | October 20, 2016 10:40 IST

  The Syrian Army today said that a three-day "humanitarian truce" will enter into force in the city of Aleppo as of Thursday.

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  Putin postpones visit to France amid diplomatic tensions on Syria, Hollande says would meet 'any time'

  World | October 11, 2016 20:06 IST

  Putin has indefinitely postponed a trip to France amid tension between two countries over French President Francois Hollande’s comment that Moscow could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's city of Aleppo.

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  Russia warns against US attack on Syrian forces

  World | October 02, 2016 8:10 IST

  Signaling escalation of tensions, Russia on Saturday warned the United States against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East.

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  Russia hits back at US after ‘barbarism’ tag over Aleppo airstrikes

  World | September 28, 2016 17:21 IST

  Amid continuing airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo by Russia and Syria, Moscow today hit back at the United States, France and Britain for accusing it of barbarism and war crimes.

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  1,953 killed in six months of coalition airstrikes in Syria

  World | March 23, 2015 16:22 IST

  Beirut: At least 1,953 persons have been killed and hundreds more wounded after six months of bombing by the US-led international coalition against jihadis in Syria, Efe news agency reported citing the Syrian Observatory for

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  Women excised from public life, abused by ISIS

  World | December 23, 2014 14:46 IST

  Beirut: The gunmen came to the all-girls' elementary school in the Iraqi city of Fallujah at midday with a special delivery: piles of long black robes with gloves and face veils, now required dress code

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  Over 550 killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria

  World | October 24, 2014 6:22 IST

  Damascus: At least 553 people have died over the past month in airstikes launched by the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a rights group reported Thursday.The Syrian Observatory for

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  42 children dead in Syrian air strikes

  World | September 01, 2014 8:32 IST

  Cairo: At least 42 children have been killed in 'barrel bomb' explosions in Syria over the past 36 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.Syrian air crafts have dropped dozens of 'barrel

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  121 dead in Syrian regime attacks on Aleppo

  World | February 03, 2014 10:22 IST

  Cairo, Feb 3: At least 121 people died in bombardments using barrels of explosives dropped from helicopters on the weekend by the Syrian army over various sites in northern Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for

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  Syrian activists raise Aleppo death toll to 65

  World | December 23, 2013 17:02 IST

  Beirut: Syrian activists have raised to 65 the death toll from airstrikes around a market area in the northern city of Aleppo the previous day.The British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights says mostly civilians were

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  Syrian rebels seize strategic hospital in Aleppo

  World | December 21, 2013 16:41 IST

  Beirut: Activists say Syrian rebels have gained control of a strategic hospital in the city of Aleppo despite days of relentless barrel-bombings of opposition-held areas in the northern city.Two activist groups—the Aleppo Media Center and

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  Syria activists say Aleppo air raids killed 100

  World | December 17, 2013 23:21 IST

  Beirut: Syrian warplanes stepped up airstrikes on rebel-held districts in Aleppo on Tuesday, the third day of an assault that has killed more than 100 people in the northern city, activists said.The strikes come hours

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  Syrian activists: Airstrike death toll rises to 76

  World | December 16, 2013 18:07 IST

  Beirut: Syrian government aircraft pounded opposition areas near the southern border with Jordan and in the northern city of Aleppo on Monday, a day after a series of airstrikes on the contested city killed at

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  Air raids kill at least 22 in Syria's Aleppo

  World | December 15, 2013 18:48 IST

  Beirut: Syrian activists say government air raids have killed at least 22 people, including 14 children, in the northern city of Aleppo.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the aircraft dropped barrel bombs on