What is happening on the Turkey/Syria border?

The U.S. officials weren't authorized to speak publicly about private diplomatic discussions in the run-up to the Munich conference and demanded anonymity. Thus a partial or complete loss of the Russian market would have a detrimental effect on the province.

Russia denied on Thursday its involvement in bombings in Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, that hit two hospitals, blaming US aircraft for the attack instead.

Kerry was due to meet yesterday with the main opposition representative, Riyad Hijab, as well as Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir.

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, who is in Munich, has announced ^[1] intentions to resume the U.N.-facilitated talks between the government and the opposition on February 25.

US says the March 1 deadline proposed by Russia would be too late. It's developed its own economy and daily life, even though the Kenyan government has maintained it is not permanent. "Obviously, at some point in time, we want to make progress on the issues of humanitarian access and cease-fire. We will look more carefully", Konashenkov added.

More than 40 people starved to death ^[2]. It also has allowed the Islamic State ^[3] to flourish.

The Dadaab refugee camp was created in 1991, as what was supposed to be a temporary home people fleeing civil war in Somalia.

"Despite the agreement we made last night, Russia continued bombing the civilians -- they killed 16 civilians this morning", he said ^[4] in Munich, where the Syria agreement was struck.

"The West saw that as a sign that Russia would use its leverage when necessary, and the Russians saw that as a sign that the only way you resolve things in Syria is to work with the Assad regime".

The new Russian proposal apparently does not include the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

A surge in fighting in Syria's Aleppo province has displaced about 50,000 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned ^[5] - adding that supply routes for aid had been cut, putting civilians under "enormous pressure". Russia insists the damage was the result of U.S. airstrikes.

The United States has countered with demands for the fighting to stop immediately, the officials said Wednesday.

RAF Typhoon and Tornado aircraft alongside Reaper drones have carried out 585 successful air strikes flown in more than 2,000 combat missions against IS, also known as Daesh.

World powers are meeting ^[6] in Germany on Thursday in an attempt to revive peace efforts, but with Moscow backing a government push for all-out military victory, opposition delegates and Western officials see little hope of a breakthrough.

He said the Russian targets on that day had been at least 20 km (12 miles) from the city.

"We have not witnessed such bombardment since the revolution began", said Abdul-Jabbar Abu Thabet, commander of a moderate faction fighting both Syrian government forces and IS.