The United States condemns the ongoing air assault by Syrian government forces on civilians, including the indiscriminate use of SCUD missiles and barrel bombs in and around Aleppo over the last week, the White House said on

EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy Catherine Ashton Tuesday voiced extreme concern that “South Sudan risks spiralling into a disaster for both its own people and the region.”

Syrian warplanes have killed more than 300 people, including 87 children, in an eight-day bombing campaign against rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo, a monitor said Dec. 23.