09/12/2016

The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 3:10 p.m. A Syrian opposition activist group says 49 Syrian soldiers have been killed in an advance by Islamic State militants near the historic city of Palmyra. The…

The Syrian army has halted attacks on Aleppo to allow civilians to escape, according to the Russian government. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Bashar al Assad's forces had stopped airstrikes - despite the Syrian…

The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo on Friday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to retake all of the city's besieged rebel-held east that would bring victory in the civil war closer for President Bashar…

Hundreds of men appear to have gone missing after crossing from rebel-held areas of Aleppo into government territory, UN officials say. Forces led by Syria's government have seized at least 75% of eastern parts of the city from rebels in…

Aleppo province: Aerial bombardment targeted Kallasa, Sekkari and Bustan al-Qaser amid continued clashes between regime forces and rebels around the area, shells fired by rebels targeted Akramia, Saif Dawla, and A'zamia in western Aleppo…

Homs province: Clashes continue between IS and regime forces on many fronts of the eastern countryside including areas of al-Mher Gas field west of Tadmur, and the Silos areas, the IS advanced earlier in the silos area and its farmlands,…

Hama province: Regime forces bombarded Salamia town in the southern eastern countryside, reports of losses. Homs province: IS took control on al-Berej hills, Maher, and the checkpoint of Irtiwazia around al-Maher west of Tadmur, after…

Idlib province: Aerial bombardment targeted Jesr al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib amid aerial bombardment on JEsr al-SHughour and Abo al-Dohor military airport which was targeted with 5 airstrikes, the airport is taken over…

Aleppo province: Clashes taking place between regime forces and rebels around al-Jabali, Izaa and other areas of the eastern Aleppo, in an attempt by the regime to advance in the area amid aerial bombardment and bombardment by regime…

The dead : 53 civilians, 2 rebels,  20 Non-Syrian Islamic fighters, 37 unknown rebels, 12 Regular forces, 14 NDF, 2 non-Syrian militants allied to regime forces. ——————————————————————————————————– —SOHR was able to document the death…