The Latest Breaking News from Syria

The Syrian government has given a green light for the United Nations to resume delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest through the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey for six months

US Air Force commander warns of dangerous behavior by Russian pilots

In a significant outreach, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will visit Syria from July 12 to 13, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an announcement. During the visit, MoS Muraleedharan is likely to meet the Syrian leadership in the capital Damascus for wide-ranging discussions.

The volunteer group said Abdul Baset Abdul Khaleq died while a rescue van toured areas shelled by artillery.

The U.N. Security Council has failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending the U.N. cross-border operation which had been vital to helping 4.1 million people

Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-west

As with cluster munitions, which the US is sending to Ukraine, the international community has prohibited the use of chemical weapons. There was an outcry over their use in Syria – why, asks Treasa Dunworth, is this situation different?

Russia proposes authorisation only be extended for six months rather than a nine-month compromise.

The widely condemned use of cluster bombs can be traced back to World War II.