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Syria latest: defections, Turkish roadblocks and a Russian outburst
Violence continues to rage in the commercial capital of Aleppo.
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Violence continues to rage in the commercial capital of Aleppo.
The country’s second city has seen fresh heavy violence today, according to reports from the area.
Opposition Syrian National Council claims regime forces opened fire on detainees during a peaceful sit-in protest.
Rebels have launched an operation to ‘liberate’ Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. Both sides are claiming territorial gains.
Activists say government forces stormed dorms at Aleppo University.
Comments from French foreign minister Alain Juppe reflecting mounting international frustration with the fragile ceasefire
It comes as the UN/Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan decried the continuing violence in the country.
Syrian state media is reporting an unspecified number of casualties from today’s blast.
Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Muslims elsewhere in the Arab World to join the uprising against Syrian president Bashar Assad.
Dr Issa al-Kholi is the highest ranking military official to have been killed since unrest began almost a year ago.
Bashar Assad’s forces continue to bombard the city of Homs as the government said that military complexes in the economically important city of Aleppo had been targeted today.