Syrian troops continue to bombard areas of the city of Aleppo in the sixth day of clashes with rebel forces. The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has faced new accusations of indiscriminate attacks as it seeks to reclaim rebel strongholds. Syrian activists say nationwide violence killed 108 people on Wednesday, more than half of them civilians. The head of United Nations peacekeeping, Hervé Ladsous, said international monitors are struggling to carry out their mission before it expires next month.

Hervé Ladsous: “As you know, about half the military observers have been, for the time being, sent back to their country. So the mission operates on a reduced basis, reduced in numbers, reduced in team sites in the province, and does what it can, but of course taking into account the security situation, which in many places is extremely delicate.”