ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Syria's regime on Sunday pursued a relentless assault of rebel-held east Aleppo that has killed more than 100 civilians in recent days, as the UN's peace envoy arrived in Damascus for talks. Damascus launched the renewed assault on east Aleppo on Tuesday in a bid to seize full control of the divided city, a key battleground in Syria's five-year civil war. That brought to 103 the number of civilians killed, including 17 children, since the regime renewed its bombardment of Aleppo, it said. International concern has grown over the renewed assault, which has forced the closure of hospitals and schools, destroyed rescue worker facilities, and left residents cowering in their homes. But Damascus and its allies have made clear they want rebels expelled from eastern Aleppo, which fell from regime control in mid-2012.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 10:18 UTC