Russia summoned the Belgian ambassador on Friday in a spat over Moscow’s claim that Belgian jets killed six civilians near Syria’s Aleppo, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Belgian ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen had gone to the ministry earlier Friday in response to a summons. ...
Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said on Thursday that terrorists are taking of civilians in eastern Aleppo human shields as they preventing them from leaving the city. “Terrorists organizations which take families as human shields in eastern Aleppo have prevented civilians and gunmen from leaving the area ...