Kerry Pushes for Diplomacy as Aleppo Offensive Continues

Syrian forces backed by Russian airstrikes and Shia fighters from Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq are continuing their assault on Aleppo this week. The force has made incremental gains, seizing villages near the city, as well as near Homs and Hama, but has stalled without taking strategic supply routes. Russian airstrikes in Latakia province killed 45 ...