Syrian government drives rebels from northeast Aleppo, part of the area taken over by U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG - Reuters
Syrian forces capture major Aleppo neighborhood in blow to rebels, also reclaim a vital water pumping station - LA Times
Syrian Army & Kurdish YPG wave flags in Aleppo, government forces and Kurds have joint-control in Bustan al-Basha, al-Halek and Ayn al-Tell (PHOTO) - south front.org
MAP: 40% of rebel-held area captured by the Syrian army in Aleppo - Twitter
Fuel reserve in Syria's rebel-held east Aleppo exhausted: civil defense - Reuters
VIDEO: Thousands flee east Aleppo for Kurdish-controlled district on north edge of city - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Syrian rebels fire at civilians fleeing Aleppo's Al-Sakhour district - YouTube
PHOTO: Over 4000 civilians from Eastern Aleppo have arrived to the housing units prepared for them by the Syrian government in Western Aleppo today - Twitter
Russian carrier’s jets move to land base in Syria as Aleppo begins to fall - The Drive
Putin discusses with Russian Security Council Syrian Army’s advance in Aleppo eastern neighborhoods – Al-Manar TV Lebanon
Large build-up of Hezbollah, Iraqi forces in southern Aleppo - almasdarnews.com
Senior pro-Assad Palestinian paramilitary commander killed by rebel forces in Aleppo - almasdarnews.com
Truth and lies: the Twitter battle for Aleppo - Al Bawaba
Assad’s also winning in Damascus, taking several villages and suburbs in the last week alone - The Daily Beast
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White House criticizes the Russians for supporting the Syrian government’s actions in Aleppo, says solutions are ‘frustratingly out of reach’ - freebeacon.com
VIDEO: White House criticizes the Russians for supporting the Syrian government’s actions in Aleppo, says solutions are ‘frustratingly out of reach' - YouTube
Inside Kerry’s race to stop the siege of Aleppo, to strike a deal with Russia in exchange for separating Syrian rebels from Nusra Front - Washington Post
Kerry making ‘unbelievable effort’ to save Syrian rebels from Trump, Russia confirms - RT News
Donald Trump presidency: A Russia reset? Maybe not yet, Officials in Congress and the Pentagon are ready to block any attempt to appease Putin - POLITICO
Qatar says will arm Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role, hits out at Egypt for siding with Assad - Reuters
Syria denounces Qatar for saying it will continue to back rebels: 'the Qatari regime is one of the sources of extremism, terrorism and takfiri thought' - Reuters
Saudi Arabia tells Egypt to dismiss its foreign minister after he claimed that Saudi Wahhabism is the source of terrorism – Middle East Monitor
Iran may seek naval bases in Yemen or Syria: chief of staff - Reuters
Putin and Rouhani agree to coordinate steps on oil market and interaction for Syria - TASS
France FM deeply concerned about Aleppo, urges 'Friends of Syria' meeting - Mo4ch News
Germany wary of French presidential candidate Fillon's cosy attitude to Russia - digitaljournal.com
4 ISIS fighters killed in first ever direct clashes with Israeli Defense Forces - ibtimes.co.in
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel won't allow ISIS to open 'a front of terror' on the Golan - Jerusalem Post
ISIS files seized in Syria reveal terror plots against Europe - The Times
Daesh uses ‘chemical gas’ against Syrian rebels: Turkish media - Reuters
Russia looks into possible chains supplying toxic chemical substances to Syrian rebels from third countries - TASS
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