In Syria, clashes continue to rage between government and rebel forces in Aleppo. Both sides have offered conflicting accounts of how much they are in control of the city. At the United Nations, Rupert Colville of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned civilians in Aleppo are under siege.

Rupert Colville: “It goes without saying, the increased use of heavy weapons, tanks, attack helicopters, and reportedly in some cases even jet fighters in urban areas, has already caused many civilian casualties and puts many more at grave risk. Taking all this together with a reported buildup of forces in and around Aleppo, we believe this bodes very ill for the people of that city.”