Assad vows to retake all of Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake “the whole country”, but says the involvement of regional powers means it could take “a long time”. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake “the whole country”, but says the involvement of regional powers means it could take “a long time”. BBC News – Middle East
Fighting in Syria’s Aleppo province has displaced about 50,000 people and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, the Red Cross says. BBC News – Middle East
Up to 300,000 people could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East
Turkish aid workers set up tents and distribute supplies for thousands of new Syrian refugees kept from entering Turkey at the border. BBC News – Middle East
The number of Syrians trying to cross into Turkey amid an upsurge of fighting has nearly doubled to 35,000, a Turkish official says. BBC News – Middle East
Some 15,000 Syrians are massed at the Turkish border after fleeing a government offensive in Aleppo, the UN and Turkey say. BBC News – Middle East