A general view shows a damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppo's Saif al-Dawla district, Syria March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Hosam Katan/File Photo
Reuters: Syrian government forces battle rebels near Aleppo, city areas shelled
Syrian government forces and their allies clashed with insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and warplanes launched more raids around a strategic town Islamist rebels seized last week, a monitoring group said.
The capture of Khan Touman was a rare setback for government forces in Aleppo province in recent months, and for allied Iranian troops who suffered heavy losses in the fighting.
Warplanes continued to strike around the town on Monday, and had carried out more than 90 raids in the area since Sunday morning, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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MIDDLE EAST
US, Russia urge adherence to fragile cease-fire in Syria.
Air raids on Syria's Aleppo as end of cease-fire nears.
U.S. leads 25 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military.
Syrian rebels capture several Iranian soldiers: Tehran lawmaker.
Turkish shelling kills 55 Islamic State militants in Syria: military sources.
Turkey confirms special forces operation in Syria.
Israel PM Netanyahu rebukes deputy military chief over Holocaust speech.
ASIA
North Korea congress gives Kim Jong Un new title of chairman.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea would only use nukes if provoked.
BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and team expelled from North Korea.
Philippines' own "Donald Trump" poised for election victory.
Australia sends back Sri Lankan asylum seekers.
Poll date for Australia election officially confirmed.
Pakistani activist who condemned religious extremism slain.
Death toll rises to 73 in Afghanistan bus, fuel tanker accident.
AFRICA
South Sudan food crisis may almost double to 5.3 million: U.N..
Top diplomats to hold talks this month on Libya: Rome.
Somalia: 4 killed as extremists attack police headquarters.
Congo opposition leader faces mercenary charges, backers cry foul.
Kenyan police fire tear gas at protest over electoral body.
Nigeria: Military vows to sustain the tempo against terrorists, militants, cattle rustlers.
Rwanda: Landslides caused by heavy rains kill dozens.
EUROPE
Russia showcases Syria hardware in Red Square military parade.
On Victory Day, Putin calls for non-bloc security.
Russian Victory Day prompts clashes in Kharkiv, Kyiv.
Azerbaijani serviceman killed in exchange of fire in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.
Euro countries seek to overcome Greek debt impasse. Greek lawmakers vote for austerity as protests turn ugly. Greek PM Tsipras seeks debt relief and end to "vicious cycle".
'No Muslims on German Soil': Thousands of right-wing extremists rally outside Berlin train station against city's influx of refugees.
Shock as Austrian Chancellor Faymann quits.
Belgium puts Verviers terror cell suspects on trial.
ICM poll says 46 percent of Britons would vote to leave EU.
Nearly half of Europeans in poll want UK-style EU referendum.
AMERICAS
The transfer of Mexican drug boss ‘El Chapo’ to a less-secure prison raises concerns.
Canada wildfire: 20% of Fort McMurray homes destroyed, says MP. Cooler temperatures, rain give firefighters hope in Canada.
Leader opposition party in Venezuela assassinated.
Treasury Secretary heads to Puerto Rico to pressure Congress.
Bolivian President Evo Morales says Chile base is a threat. Bolivia’s Morales accuses Chile of setting up military base near border.
As Argentine corruption probe grows, Macri allies feel the heat.
Panama begins more flights of Cuban migrants to Mexico.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al Qaeda chief tells jihadist fighters in Syria: Unite or die.
Syria faces being over-run by TWO Islamic States as Al-Qaeda leader grants permission for the group to establish its own rival 'caliphate' to ISIS.
US general: More cross-border cooperation needed to fight IS.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Exclusive: Technicians from SWIFT left Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers - police.
Facebook wins China trademark case.
New global rules on firms' tax disclosure urged by economists.
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