Syrian troops captured a rebel-held area on the edge of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on opposition-held neighborhoods in the northern city after what residents described as the heaviest air bombardment of the 5 ½-year civil war. The U.N. meanwhile said that nearly 2 million people in Aleppo,
Syria’s largest city and onetime commercial center, are without running water following the escalation in fighting over the past few days. The U.N. Security Council called an emergency meeting on the escalating attacks Sunday morning at the request of the United States, Britain and France. READ MORE
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