Syrian Ceasefire Violators

Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, according to a war monitor, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce brokered by the United States and Russia over.

Russia's defence ministry on Monday appeared to bury a week-long Syria ceasefire brokered with the United States, saying rebel violations made it "pointless" for government troops to uphold the truce.

There is an "urgent need" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop violating the ceasefire in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, and called on Russia to help, the State Department said.

France on Friday accused the Syrian regime of violating a fragile ceasefire in the five-year war that has devastated the country.

Russia warned Monday that it was prepared to act unilaterally in Syria against groups that it said were breaking the ceasefire there, injecting a volatile new element into a conflict that has been calmer in recent weeks.

A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday with the international mediator meeting the two sides separately after violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive set back his efforts.

Syrian activists and officials said mortars were fired early on Saturday in the besieged Old Homs district in violation of a ceasefire that is intended to allow the evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid to people trapped in central neighbourhoods.

Syrian opposition groups say government shelling and firefights between troops and army defectors have killed at least 24 in a village in central Syria. Syrian forces have launched offensives across the country as a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan nears. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that increased attacks by ...

Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, according to a war monitor, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce brokered by the United States and Russia over.

Russia's defence ministry on Monday appeared to bury a week-long Syria ceasefire brokered with the United States, saying rebel violations made it "pointless" for government troops to uphold the truce.

There is an "urgent need" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop violating the ceasefire in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, and called on Russia to help, the State Department said.

France on Friday accused the Syrian regime of violating a fragile ceasefire in the five-year war that has devastated the country.

Russia warned Monday that it was prepared to act unilaterally in Syria against groups that it said were breaking the ceasefire there, injecting a volatile new element into a conflict that has been calmer in recent weeks.

A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday with the international mediator meeting the two sides separately after violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive set back his efforts.

Syrian activists and officials said mortars were fired early on Saturday in the besieged Old Homs district in violation of a ceasefire that is intended to allow the evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid to people trapped in central neighbourhoods.

Syrian opposition groups say government shelling and firefights between troops and army defectors have killed at least 24 in a village in central Syria. Syrian forces have launched offensives across the country as a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan nears. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that increased attacks by ...