Russia has launched a fierce bombardment on rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo after several weeks of relative calm, as it announced that its aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov would anchor a major operation in Syria. Five maps that show how the net closed on eastern Aleppo Read moreResidents of besieged neighbourhoods shared videos of bombs falling on the city. The attacks on Aleppo came just hours after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, discussed Syria with the US president-elect, Donald Trump. Planes are soaring above us and the bombardment is around us,” said Modar Shekho, a resident of eastern Aleppo. Activist Baraa al-Halaby, who is based in eastern Aleppo, said via text messages that war planes were firing missiles and helicopters were dropping barrel bombs.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2016 12:05 UTC