Initial reports by the organization claimed the convoy had been targeted by an airstrike . Russia denied the allegations , citing the destruction levels of the affected vehicles . “ There are no craters , while the vehicles have their chassis intact and they have not been severely damaged , which would have been the case from an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle , ” Konashenkov said . On Tuesday , the UN also retreated from its claims that the convoy was hit by military planes . " We are not in a position to determine whether these were in fact airstrikes .

Syrian talks in Lausanne , Switzerland involving 20 nations ended with zero agreement reached ( other than be open to meeting at an undisclosed hypothetical future time ) . US et al versus Russia et al are deadlocked completely at odds with each other as US Empire is unwilling to pursue diplomatic channels with Russia to prevent the larger war . The US led coalition airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike on Syrian soldiers last month proved that much in reality . At this point Russia does not trust the West and for good reason . Russia 's preparedness for nuclear war

“ If the airstrike was caused by the wrong coordinates of targets than it ’s a direct consequence of the stubborn unwillingness of the American side to coordinate with Russia in its actions against terrorist groups in Syria , ” Konashenkov stressed . The Defense Ministry also confirmed a report by SANA that an Islamic State offensive began right after Syrian Army positions were hit from the air . " Immediately after the airstrike conflict.attack.na by coalition planes , Islamic State militants launched their offensive . Fierce fighting with the terrorists is currently underway in the area of the airport where for a long a time humanitarian aid for civilians was parachuted , ” Konashenkov said . The Syrian General Command has called the bombing a “ serious and blatant aggression ” against Syrian forces , and said it was " conclusive evidence " that the US and its allies support IS militants .

An image taken from video provided by the Syrian anti - government activist group Aleppo Media Center shows 5-year - old Omran Daqneesh sitting in an ambulance after being pulled out or a building hit by an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle in Aleppo , Syria , on Aug. 17 . ( Photo : AP ) Ali Daqneesh , the older brother of a Syrian boy whose face has become a symbol of the horror of the country 's civil war , died Saturday of injuries sustained in the same airstrike that destroyed the family 's home , according to the Aleppo Media Center .

The decision comes after the collapse of a U.S.-Russia brokered cease - fire that took effect at the beginning of September . If the cease - fire held for seven days and humanitarian aid got to besieged areas of the country , the United States and Russia were to start coordinating militarily to target the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) and the group formerly known as al Nusra . But the cease - fire crumbled after the United States accidentally struck Syrian troops while targeting ISIS and an aid convoy was destroyed in an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle suspected to be carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime . Further hope for a renewed cease - fire evaporated as regime forces , with Russian backing , pummeled Aleppo in a new assault on rebel - held parts of the city . On Wednesday , the United States threatened to cut off talks with Russia if bombing in Aleppo did n’t immediately stop .

The strikes have had a mixed record . In March , an American airstrike killed more than 150 Shabab fighters at what military officials called a “ graduation ceremony , ” one of the single deadliest American airstrikes in any country in recent years . But an airstrike conflict.attack.na last month killed more than a dozen Somali government soldiers , who were American allies against the Shabab . Outraged Somali officials said the Americans had been duped by clan rivals and fed bad intelligence , laying bare the complexities of waging a shadow war in Somalia . Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the Pentagon was investigating the strike .

" A meeting like this , a stunt like this , is n’t helping anybody , " she said . Related : Syrian Cease - Fire Appears to Hold , But No Sign of Aid Yet Russia 's representative to the U.N. , Vitaly Churkin , accused the U.S. of violating the cease - fire , and questioned the timing of the U.S. airstrike conflict.attack.na in the area . " She was not interested in what I have to say ... so there is no point in listening to Ambassador Power , " Churkin said . The Russian ministry of defense said in a statement earlier that " In case the airstrike is caused by faulty target coordinates , it is a direct consequence of the American side 's stubborn reluctance to coordinate with Russia their anti - terrorist operations in Syria . "

_ _ _ 3:50 p.m. Russia 's Defense Ministry spokesman says the deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria the previous night does not appear to have been from an airstrike conflict.attack.na . Igor Konashenkov says that the Russian military has " carefully studied the video recordings of the so - called activists from the scene and found no signs that any munitions hit the convoy . " Konashenkov remarks on Tuesday were reported by the state news agency Tass .

# BREAKING : Today , @SYRedCrescent # Aleppo delivering aid convoy of 31 trucks will reach the western rural side of Aleppo pic.twitter.com/fqGiCUyc3t — SARC | Aleppo ( @SARC_Aleppo ) September 19 , 2016 Eighteen of the convoy 's 31 trucks were hit , the United Nations said . No one has claimed responsibility for the attack , and it is unclear whether an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle hit the convoy or whether it was shelled . Syria Civil Defense , a volunteer emergency medical service , posted video of the attack 's aftermath on social media showing a warehouse ablaze and claiming that helicopters had dropped four barrel bombs on the site , blaming the Syrian regime . Barrel bombs are commonly used by the regime , while rebel and militant groups are not known to have the capacity for air power .

Karam al - Masri / AFP / Getty Images The Syria cease - fire always seemed like it was destined for failure . And on Sunday the truce seemed to start to fall apart amid an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle on rebel - held neighborhoods of Aleppo . Rebels said a total of four airstrikes hit Aleppo on Sunday , marking the first raids in the city since the cease - fire officially began on Monday . The strike came shortly after Russia warned that the future of the truce was in doubt after the U.S .- led coalition killed more than 60 Syrian soldiers .

Photos : The ISIS terror threat Shiite fighters , fighting alongside Iraqi government forces , fire a rocket at ISIS militants as they advance toward the center of Baiji , Iraq , on Monday , October 19 . Hide Caption 12 of 68 Photos : The ISIS terror threat Smoke rises above a damaged building in Ramadi , Iraq , following a coalition airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle against ISIS positions on Saturday , August 15 . Hide Caption 13 of 68 Photos : The ISIS terror threat Iraqi men look at damage following a bomb explosion that targeted a vegetable market in Baghdad on Thursday , August 13 .

Syria 's military declared the ceasefire over last Monday , after a weekend strike by US - led coalition warplanes on a Syrian army post killed dozens of troops . The US military did not dispute the strike , but characterized it as " unintentional " and relayed its " regret " to Syria through Russia , saying the intended target had been ISIS . Shortly after the ceasefire ended , a UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy was hit in an airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike , killing about 20 people . US officials blamed Russia , while Moscow denied that Russian or Syrian warplanes were responsible . Hospitals overwhelmed

It ’s the epicenter of the refugee crisis . ” “ Got it , got it , ” Johnson said , before outlining his policy on the Syrian civil war , which includes “ joining hands with Russia to diplomatically bring the civil war to an end . ” The last rebel - held hospital in Aleppo was destroyed by a Russian airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike last month . Hillary Clinton could n’t resist piling on during a press conference Thursday morning . “ Well , you can look on a map and find Aleppo , ” she said .

Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike A Syrian family leaves the area following a reported airstrike on Friday , September 23 , in rebel - held east Aleppo . Following the airstrike , recovery teams from Syria Civil Defense , known as the White Helmets , began working to free the trapped and recover the dead , including small children . Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike This photo was released by the volunteer group Syria Civil Defense of the bodies of a man , with his knee pulled up near his face , and a child covered in dust after they were killed in the airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike . Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike The volunteers work to recover the bodies the man and child . Hide Caption 4 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike A Syrian man carries the body of his nephew , recovered from the rubble .

A senior Obama administration official said that the agreement “ never had a date ” for implementing the envisioned coordination . While Churkin said that aid deliveries to the besieged northern city of Aleppo would begin Sunday morning , the official said the administration may decide that only “ one or two days ” of deliveries might not be enough to prove good faith . But , the official added , “ we still think that despite ” Saturday ’s airstrike conflict.attack.na and the exchanges that followed , the agreement “ is still worth pursuing , and we can still get there . ” Deir al - Zour , where the airstrike took place , is far from the populated western region where the separate civil war that is the subject of the cease - fire is focused . The Islamic State controls much of the province , although there are some scattered Syrian military installations .

The Syrian military urged armed rebels in east Aleppo to " to leave their weapons , with assurances that they will benefit from the amnesty decree , " according to a statement Wednesday from the General Command of the Armed Forces . Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike A Syrian family leaves the area following a reported airstrike on Friday , September 23 , in rebel - held east Aleppo . Following the airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle , recovery teams from Syria Civil Defense , known as the White Helmets , began working to free the trapped and recover the dead , including small children . Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike Hide Caption 2 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike This photo was released by the volunteer group Syria Civil Defense of the bodies of a man , with his knee pulled up near his face , and a child covered in dust after they were killed in the airstrike . Hide Caption 3 of 7 Photos : Heartbreaking images following Aleppo airstrike The volunteers work to recover the bodies the man and child .

This year , the Defense Department launched into full - on cyberwar against the Islamic State , promising to disrupt the group ’s propaganda , internal communications , and basic functions like payroll . The campaign marks the first time the Pentagon has publicly announced that it ’s using its own cyberweapons to go after an adversary — previous attacks , like the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iranian nuclear centrifuges , were conducted in secrecy . But as reported by The Washington Post , the operation , which would support the U.S.-led coalition ’s airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike campaign , has gotten off to a slow start , as the Pentagon hires up for the effort and stockpiles weapons to use against the group . Of course , this is a whole lot more detail than Trump was ready or willing to take on in his interview this week . Political analysts , security experts , and even the nominee ’s own ghostwriter are wringing their hands over the thought of the lasting , catastrophic damage Trump could inflict with access to the U.S. nuclear arsenal .

The bombing took place on al - Tharda Mountain in the region of Deir ez - Zor and caused casualties and destruction on the ground , Syria ’s official SANA news agency reported on Saturday . Read more Sixty - two Syrian soldiers were killed and over 100 injured in the airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle by the US - led coalition , Russia ’s Defense Ministry spokesman , Major - General Igor Konashenkov , said , citing information received from the Syrian General Command . The Russian Defense Ministry said that the aircraft which carried out the bombings had entered Syrian airspace from the territory of Iraq . Four strikes against Syrian positions was performed by two F-16 jet fighters and two A-10 support aircraft , it added .

. including in particular to stop attacking civilians , medical facilities , and first responders , and to abide fully by the cessation of hostilities , ” Kerry said . Video posted to the Internet shows rescuers pulling a little girl from under the rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle in a rebel - held area of Aleppo , Syria . ( Reuters ) Earlier Thursday , the chief U.N. envoy to Syria , Staffan de Mistura , broke down a stark tally covering recent days : An average of one Syrian has been killed every 25 minutes , he said .

Photos : The ISIS terror threat Shiite fighters , fighting alongside Iraqi government forces , fire a rocket at ISIS militants as they advance toward the center of Baiji , Iraq , on Monday , October 19 . Hide Caption 12 of 68 Photos : The ISIS terror threat Smoke rises above a damaged building in Ramadi , Iraq , following a coalition airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike against ISIS positions on Saturday , August 15 . Hide Caption 13 of 68 Photos : The ISIS terror threat Iraqi men look at damage following a bomb explosion that targeted a vegetable market in Baghdad on Thursday , August 13 .

A damaged building is pictured after an airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike on the rebel held al - Fardous neighbourhood of Aleppo , Syria February 18 , 2016 . REUTERS / Abdalrhman Ismail BEIRUT Syria 's army and allies , backed by Russian air strikes , recaptured 18 villages from Islamic State fighters in eastern Aleppo province on Saturday , a monitoring group said .

More Syrian civilians killed in latest US airstrike A day after announcing an inquiry into what watchdogs call the United States ’ worst civilian casualty incident in its war against Isis , the US military said more civilians may have been killed in another attack around Manbij city east of Aleppo province . A monitoring group put the death toll in the latest airstrike conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle at 28 civilians , including , once again , women and children . US military says it may have killed more civilians in latest airstrike in Syria Norway might give Finland a mountain for its 100th birthday

On Sunday evening , the leader of Yemen ’s Houthi Ansarullah movement condemned the Saudi funeral attack , saying the assault points to the frustration of the United States and the Saudi regime in the war on the impoverished Arab country . The US has been supporting the Saudi regime in the war on Yemen . Abdul Malik al - Houthi said Saudi Arabia and its regional allies would not have carried out the Saturday airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike if they had not received the green light from Washington . This photo provided by the media bureau of Yemen ’s operations command shows a Scud - type Borkan-1 ( Volcano-1 ) missile . Meanwhile , Yemeni army forces have launched a locally - designed and -manufactured Borkan-1 ( Volcano-1 ) ballistic missile toward an area deep inside Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh ’s atrocious aerial attacks against the country .

“ The Saudi - led coalition must move forward now on its commitment to investigate this incident , ” Dion said in a statement on Sunday . He added , “ Canada calls on all parties in Yemen to avoid an escalation of violence as a result of this incident . ” Yemeni rescue workers pull out a victim from amid the rubble following a Saudi airstrike conflict.attack.airstrikemissilestrike against a packed funeral site in the capital , Sana’a , October 8 , 2016 . ( Photo by AFP ) “ Canada urges all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law , and to commit to political dialogue and to a lasting cessation of hostilities to halt the tragic loss of civilian life , ” the Canadian foreign minister said .

On Sunday evening , the leader of Yemen ’s Houthi Ansarullah movement condemned the Saudi funeral attack , saying the assault points to the frustration of the United States and the Saudi regime in the war on the impoverished Arab country . The US has been supporting the Saudi regime in the war on Yemen . Abdul Malik al - Houthi said Saudi Arabia and its regional allies would not have carried out the Saturday airstrike conflict.attack.na if they had not received the green light from Washington . This photo provided by the media bureau of Yemen ’s operations command shows a Scud - type Borkan-1 ( Volcano-1 ) missile . Meanwhile , Yemeni army forces have launched a locally - designed and -manufactured Borkan-1 ( Volcano-1 ) ballistic missile toward an area deep inside Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh ’s atrocious aerial attacks against the country .