Now playing Next Syria Syrian army 'stops operations' in east Aleppo to evacuate civilians - Lavrov The move comes amid strong international criticism over the failure to secure aid for civilians, as the Syrian army closes on the last rebel-held areas of Aleppo. 08/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian forces reject rebel call for truce in Aleppo Syrian forces in Aleppo take control of the 'Old City' and sense a pivotal victory in the five-year conflict against rebels 08/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: Syrian army "seizes all of Old City" Syrian government forces have reportedly recaptured all of Aleppo’s historic ‘Old City’, pushing the last remaining rebels there out. 07/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian forces capture key parts of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, state media says Syrian government forces have seized several areas of eastern Aleppo, including the key-rebel-held district of Al Sharr, state media and monitors are reporting. 06/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russia and US to talk Aleppo rebel withdrawal as Syrian army advances Syrian government forces and their allies have advanced into another rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo – according to an opposition official and the UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory f 05/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian army advances on Aleppo airport The Syrian army and its allies have advanced deeper into rebel-controlled areas, taking over a major access road leading to Aleppo International Airport. 05/12/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Russia and Turkey find common ground on Syria They are on opposing sides of Syria’s civil war. 01/12/2016
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: 'Dozens of civilians killed' fleeing Syrian army advance Syria’s army and its allies are tightening their grip on rebel-held parts of eastern Aleppo. 30/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syrian army breaks through into key al-Sakhour district of eastern Aleppo Rebel-held territory in eastern Aleppo has been split in two after Syrian government forces captured the key district of al-Sakhour. 28/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Siege of Aleppo: battle reaches crescendo Syrian pro-government forces are believed to have reclaimed the largest rebel-controlled district in Aleppo. 27/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Syria's Assad sees Trump as 'an ally against terrorism' President Assad gives his first reaction to the election of Donald Trump describing him as a possible 'ally in the fight against terror' 16/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russian planes resume intense air strikes in Syria Russian planes have taken to the skies over Syria again after a 28-day pause targeting Islamic militant groups in Idlib and Homs. 15/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Turkey warns against Kurdish takeover of Raqqa as ISIL capital faces encirclement Kurdish fighters backed with US-led coalition air power are taking the lead in the final assault on ISIL's capital, Raqqa. But Turkey warns the mainly Arab Syrian city should remain just that, and not 07/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Children killed in airstrike on Damascus nursery Activists are blaming government forces for the shelling in a rebel-held district of the Syrian capital, which reportedly happened during morning playtime. 06/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Fighting resumes in Aleppo It comes as a ten-hour ceasefire by Russian and Syrian government forces in the Syrian city comes to an end. Moscow says it was the final chance for rebels to leave besieged areas. 05/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russian Foreign Minister says other countries are 'sabotaging' Syria peace talks Sergei Lavrov said other participants in peace process are 'sabotaging' it by backing extremist groups 02/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Assad vows to stay in power at least until 2021 President Bashar al-Assad plans to remain in power until at least 2021 when his third seven-year term comes to an end. 02/11/2016
Now playing Next Syria Russia to extend air strike moratorium, as opposition alleges bombing in Aleppo Fighting rages around Aleppo, as Russia says it will extend a moratorium on air strikes on the besieged Syrian city into a ninth day. 25/10/2016
Now playing Next Russia Fighting resumes after ceasefire in Aleppo The battle for control of the northern city of Aleppo has intensified with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling. 23/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria 'Family of 14' killed in Russian strike on Aleppo, say White Helmets The rescue service operating in rebel-held areas of Syria claims an airstrike by Russian jets killed a large family in Aleppo. 17/10/2016