aleppo

As people continue to suffer relentlessly, international anger has reached breaking point.

IBTimes UK looks back at five years of bitter conflict that have left the historic city in ruins.

Family of Manal,13, fear she will become a child bride after being kidnapped from a refugee camp in Lebanon.

Turkish President Erdogan says he will discuss a truce for Aleppo with Russian President Putin.

The situation in the Syrian city is described as 'a complete meltdown of humanity'.

Rebels have blamed the delays on interference from Iran which backs the Assad regime.

Former chancellor blames Britain's lack of action in 2013 for current tragedy in Syria.

Vitaly Churkin told the UN the Syrian government is now in control of the east of the city.

Foreign secretary said Assad allies Iran and Russia have the future of Syria 'in their hands'.

"We urge all parties to the conflict to allow the safe and immediate evacuation of all children," said Unicef.

Thousands of civilians are still believed to be holed up in a 'hellish corner' of less than a square kilometre of the opposition-held area.

Women and children killed by government forces in neighbourhoods held by rebel forces according to UN.

Assad supporters can be seen in the streets celebrating but war is far from over.

Syrian regime and Russian forces will struggle to take back Raqqa and other terrorist strongholds.

Supposed anti-war activists fail to respond to bloodshed which doesn't sit with their anti-American worldview.

De Mistura says the only way to win peace in Syria was to reach a power-sharing agreement between rival factions.

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow and Washington will hold discussions on Saturday.

'The war in Syria will not end until after the complete elimination of terrorism,' Assad has warned.

The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK and US also backed Syrian rebels' proposal for a ceasefire.

According to a monitoring group, the Syrian army is in control of more than 70% of the areas in Aleppo.

Russia argues that a ceasefire in besieged Syrian city would allow 'terrorists' to regroup.

'We will see each other another day dear world,' Bana's mother Fatemah tweeted on 4 December.

Battle for northern city has been deadlocked for four years but government has made new breakthroughs.

Syrians find themselves completely alone as the death squads backed by Russian bombs move in.

Anas al-Basha, 24, killed in air strike as Syrian forces increase offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

Russia would be emboldened by an alliance that serves its interests in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

A UN official called on all parties involved in the conflict to 'restore basic humanity in Syria'.

Senior negotiator of Syrian opposition warns retaking Aleppo will make peace deal more difficult.

UN human rights chief condemns attacks on rebel-held east Aleppo as 'crimes of historic proportions'.

Syria's opposition finds itself isolated as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the US stay silent