Syria refugee camp strike ‘war crime’
An air strike on a Syrian refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people could amount to a war crime, a senior UN official says. BBC News – Middle East
An air strike on a Syrian refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people could amount to a war crime, a senior UN official says. BBC News – Middle East
A partial, shaky truce between Syria and non-jihadist rebels is extended to embattled Aleppo, after US and Russian pressure. BBC News – Middle East
Russia’s foreign minister says a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to the city of Aleppo within hours. BBC News – Middle East
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva in an attempt to bolster a fragile, partial ceasefire in Syria as fighting rages in Aleppo. BBC News – Middle East
Hundreds of Iraqi Shia Muslims breach Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone for the first time, seizing control of parliament in protest at political deadlock. BBC News – Middle East
The situation in Syria’s city of Aleppo is catastrophic, the UN says, after attacks on targets including a hospital kill dozens. BBC News – Middle East