Merkel: Putin plays key role in Aleppo cease-fire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that Russian President Vladimir Putin plays a key role in determining whether a ceasefire can be reached to let humanitarian relief into the northern Syrian…

UN concerned with well-being of Aleppo civilians

As fighting intensifies in and around the northern city of Aleppo, with a rising count of civilian casualties, the United Nations said it was 'gravely concerned' for the safety of…

US assesses newly formed Russia-Iran cooperation

Russia's Defense Ministry announced that Russian long-range bombers based in the Islamic Republic of Iran, conducted air raids inside Syria. According to the ministry, the strikes were performed against the…