Aleppo
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Half of Aleppo now under Syrian jihadist control: war monitor
Nov 30, 2024Jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies have taken control of more than half of Aleppo city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). This rapid takeover occurred without any significant resistance... -
Israeli strike kills 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo
Mar 29, 2024At least 36 Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Aleppo province of Syria on Friday, a war monitor reported. The report also mentioned the presence of Hezbollah weapons caches nearby. According to... -
WHO chief arrives in Syria’s quake-hit Aleppo
Feb 11, 2023According to official media, the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday in the earthquake-stricken city of Aleppo in Syria. According to the official news agency SANA, Tedros “arrived at Aleppo... -
Death toll from Aleppo bus convoy bomb attack at least 126
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: The death toll from a bomb attack on a crowded bus convoy outside Aleppo has reached at least 126 in the deadliest such incident in Syria in almost a year, the Syrian Observatory for... -
10,000 displaced people, returnees reached with life-saving aid
Apr 9, 2017News Hour: IOM reached approximately 10,000 people with lifesaving aid in Aleppo, Syria. In cooperation with partners, IOM teams deployed in the Al-Ansari, Al-Kallaseh and Al-Mohandiseen neighbourhoods of Aleppo distributed over 7,410 core relief packages, including... -
Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42
Mar 17, 2017News Hour: Warplanes struck a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina, in northwest Syria, killing at least 42 people and wounding dozens, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Thursday.... -
Syria air force bombed convoy, says UN panel pursuing Aleppo probe
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: Both sides in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes, including Syrian government aircraft that “deliberately” bombed and strafed a humanitarian convoy, killing 14 aid workers and halting relief operations, U.N. investigators said on... -
Syrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, as the jihadist group retreated after losing... -
Syrian army takes district near Aleppo
Feb 22, 2017News Hour: The Syrian army and its allies took a small district on the outskirts of Aleppo from rebels on Wednesday, a war monitor and a military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said. The... -
Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan peace talks
Jan 16, 2017News Hour: Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan in a bid to check Iranian influence over the war, rebel officials said on Monday. Their decision is...