Aleppo

The Syrian government hopes to regain control of the besieged city within weeks, a military spokesperson says.

New Zealand, Egypt and Spain have tabled a resolution demanding an end to the "all-out attack" on the Syrian city.

Up to 16,000 civilians have been displaced by the Syrian government's advance into besieged rebel-held areas of the city of Aleppo, the UN says.

Syrian government forces have been making rapid advances into eastern Aleppo, forcing thousands of civilians to flee.

A UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo has been rejected by the Syrian government.

The UN special envoy for Syria says he is 'appalled and shocked' that rebels in Aleppo are targeting civilians in the city.

Heavy clashes have been reported in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo after a three-day ceasefire ended.

Medical evacuations from Aleppo are unlikely despite a 24-hour extension of the truce, the UN says.

Turkish-backed rebels in Syria are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of Islamic State.

New Zealand is working on getting enough agreement in the UN Security Council to present a resolution on Syria.

Air strikes on rebel-held districts in the city of Aleppo have resumed, in what activists say is the heaviest bombardment in days.

Analysis of satellite imagery taken after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in northern Syria last month shows that it was an air strike, a UN expert says.

Analysis - More than half a million dead and more than 10 million displaced, in an area roughly the size of the North Island. Phil Smith outlines the conflict.

The overnight bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo is hugely disappointing, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio

In a week in which Syria has constantly been in the headlines, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes tells the pitiful story of Mohammad Karkoush - a refugee in France ruined by the conflict. Video

Dozens of people have been killed as Syrian military warplanes continue to pound the northern city of Aleppo.