What exactly is happening in Aleppo, Syria?

The northern Syrian city of Aleppo was caught in a brutal four-year deadlock. It was a key battleground in the war between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels who want to overthrow him. read more

There is a saying in Austria that roughly translates as “better a horrofull end than a horror without end”. Translated to Syria, this means that at some point an end of the war is preferable to a never ending war - no matter who wins. read more

Instead, Russia has joined Syria in an escalation of airstrikes against rebel-held areas in Aleppo. Thousands of civilians are trapped in the city and the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights and United Nations have warned that the death toll is rising due to the airstrikes. read more