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However a truce has largely held as aid preparations got cautiously under way.

If the seven-day truce holds then the US will team up with Russia to target militants.

There are concerns if the ceasefire would hold as deadly air strikes killed numerous civilians over the weekend.

TV host couldn't believe Libertarian Party candidate did not know the Syrian city at centre of refugee crisis.

The foreign secretary's comments come as the Syrian High Negotiations Committee meets in London.

The Syrian Army have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine numerous times in the city.

Syrian refugees now living in Britain reflect on the war that has devastated their city.

Death of Syria-born Isis commander, a close colleague of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was reported by Amaq.

Injured were rushed to field hospitals while civilians remain trapped under debris.

Fierce fighting between Kurdish militia and Free Syrian Army provided opportunity for Isis.

America has chosen to placate Turkey rather than back Kurdish anti-Isis forces.

We must Daesh with ideas as well as bombs.

Images of Omran Daqneesh, 5, after he was pulled from rubble stunned the world.

Scenes like the air strike that wounded Omran Daqneesh are all too common in Syria.

The crisis in Syria is escalating - here are the charities working to help the situation.

Over my long life I have seen this look of shock before - you never forget a face that has seen the horrors of war.

Social media is a powerful weapon, but hashtags can create a false sense of doing something meaningful.

Pictures following the aftermath of the strikes on Darat Izza show the hospital's gutted remains.

Children have been traumatised and the scale of the suffering is immense says the Red Cross.

Hospital manager says 55 injured hours before Russia-backed ceasefire due to start.

Russia said the three-hour long ceasefires would begin on 11 August.

The US urged Russia to press the Assad regime to put an end to blockades to ensure aid reaches affected civilians.

Russia is trying to poach Liwa al-Mu'tasim Brigade rebels, which the group is seriously considering.

The Russian military helicopter was downed in Syria's rebel-held town on 1 August, killing all 5 on board.

Rebel forces are trying to open a new route for a quarter of a million civilians in Aleppo who are under siege.

Elements within Syria's opposition are just as guilty of war crimes and sectarianism as Bashar Al-Assad.

US Secretary of State's comments come after Russian helicopter was shot down in Aleppo.

Moscow paid tribute to those who died 'heroically' as they tried to 'minimise victims on the ground.'

Rebels made a series of gains in Aleppo despite heavy aerial bombardment.

Kremlin said five people on board were killed.