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Syria Gov’t Launches Strikes on Aleppo as Kerry Calls for Grounding Aircraft

HeadlineSep 23, 2016

In Syria, the Assad government has launched a new round of airstrikes on Aleppo, after the ceasefire brokered between the U.S. and Russia collapsed earlier this week. This comes after Secretary of State John Kerry called Wednesday for a grounding of military aircraft in key areas across Syria—a call that stops short of calling for a no-fly zone but nevertheless represents an escalation of the United States’ position on the ongoing war in Syria.

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