Russia launches airstrikes on Syrian rebels after suspected chlorine attack
A rebel alliance denied they were behind the attack.
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A rebel alliance denied they were behind the attack.
Myriam Rawick was only eight years old when she began recording her terrifying experiences during the siege of Aleppo.
At least 112 people have died in the blast, 109 of them evacuees.
The attack targeted residents evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya.
The Syrian child came to prominence by describing life in besieged Aleppo.
The ceasefire is expected to begin at midnight tonight.
The bodies, according to Syrian state news, were discovered in a rebel-held prison.
The 19-minute video shows two uniformed men being hauled from a cage before being bound and torched.
The battle lasted nearly four and a half years, turning the city into a worldwide symbol of bloodshed and devastation.
Bana al-Abed was one of thousands of people evacuated.
The General Assembly resolution was co-sponsored by Ireland and 57 other countries.
Several online videos have emerged showing Bana Al-Abed in the countryside outside Aleppo.
In total, it is estimated 3,000 people have been evacuated so far.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said one bus driver was killed in the attack.
Ahmad Al-Rashid crossed through Syria, Turkey, Greece, France, and Germany before finally reaching his goal.
The Red Cross pleaded for a deal to “save thousands of lives”
An evacuation was abruptly suspended this morning.
Around 100,000 civilians and rebels are thought to be left in the slivers of east Aleppo still under opposition control as the Syrian army and allied militias close in, writes Tom Clonan.
Around 951 people have been evacuated so far.
But it’s not clear if bombing has stopped.
A rebel official said an evacuation deal, sponsored by Russia and Turkey, was set to take effect within hours.
The Syrian Army said it has halted bombing yesterday.
Government and allied forces now hold over 75% of east Aleppo, a rebel bastion since 2012.
Aleppo in Syria is the centre of fierce fighting.
Bana Alabed’s tweets from war-town Aleppo – written in English with the help of her mother – gained worldwide prominence.
Retaking the beleaguered city from rebel forces is key for regime head Bashar al Assad’s strategy in the now five-year war.
An estimated 275,000 people are trapped in terrible conditions in the city’s rebel-held eastern districts.
The funding aims to help those “in besieged and hard-to-reach areas, and those who have fled to neighbouring countries”.
“The attacks have destroyed entire hospitals, electric generators, emergency rooms and wards, forcing them to stop all medical activities.”
Both Aleppo and Mosul are being besieged by pro-government forces strongly supported by foreign air power but the media coverage is very different, writes Tom Clonan.
“Of course you know much more than myself about Russia’s military in Crimea, I’m sure,” the ambassador told Barrett today.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebel rocket fire since Friday has killed 48 civilians, including 17 children.
The Taoiseach was accused of misleading the Dáil last week. But was what he said true?
Britain has deployed the Royal Navy to monitor the aircraft carrier group, which is reportedly en route to Syria.
A pause in the fighting will last until this afternoon.
The Fianna Fáil leader refused to withdraw the remark.
Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo as of 7am this morning, Russia’s defence minister said.
Once the second city of Syria, much of Aleppo has been destroyed by four years of non-stop fighting.
“I am deeply convinced that it is our Western partners, first and foremost of course the United States, who are responsible for the situation.”
Relations between countries on both sides of the Syrian war are becoming more and more strained.