UN to expand Syria aid as truce holds
The UN is poised to begin delivering aid to people living in besieged areas of Syria. making use of a truce brokered by the US and Russia. BBC News – Middle East
The UN is poised to begin delivering aid to people living in besieged areas of Syria. making use of a truce brokered by the US and Russia. BBC News – Middle East
The first major truce in Syria’s five-year civil war comes into effect, but Syrian TV says shells hit residential areas of the capital, Damascus. BBC News – Middle East
Russian jets are reported to have intensified attacks on Syrian rebel positions, hours before a cessation of hostilities is due to come into force. BBC News – Middle East
The UN carries out its first air drop of aid in Syria, helping people in a government-held part of Deir al-Zour besieged by Islamic State militants. BBC News – Middle East
The Syrian government and the main opposition umbrella group say they accept the terms of a deal to cease hostilities from Saturday. BBC News – Middle East
The Islamic State group says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs, which left at least 140 people dead. BBC News – Middle East