As the Syrian army advances into Idlib province, nearly a quarter of a million civilians have been displaced over the past two weeks. Turkey has called for a fresh ceasefire agreement to prevent a humanitarian crisis.

Hezbollah and Nusra swap corpses in border ceasefire deal.

Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus despite ceasefire - Syrian Observatory.

Russia, Turkey and Iran, which back warring parties in Syria, end two days of talks in Astana, Kazakhstan with a promise to enforce the country's fragile ceasefire.

The UN Security Council has officially welcomed a Russian-Turkish brokered ceasefire in Syria. It's hoped it will help pave the way for peace talks which are due to be held in Kazakhstan in January.

Amateur video purports to show residents fleeing rebel-held eastern Aleppo under fire, despite an agreed upon ceasefire.

There's anger, disappointment and calls for action. Plus, Syria's Ambassador to the UN is accused of faking propaganda - by using an old photo from Iraq to claim regime forces are doing good work.

A ceasefire has been agreed in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It will allow civilians and opposition fighters to leave the besieged city and will mark the most significant victory for President Bashar al-Assad since the conflict began.

Syrian military media video purports to show fierce fighting in the battle for control of the city of Aleppo after a brief pause.

Activists in Syria say people living in the besieged city of Aleppo are running out of supplies as government and Russian forces resume their attacks. They say strikes on Aleppo intensified a day after a Russian truce ended.

Russia has extended a pause in air strikes on rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo until Friday evening, a move rejected by rebels who say they are preparing a counter-offensive to break the blockade.

Moscow has confirmed it will extend Thursday's ceasefire by three hours. The humanitarian pause will now last 11 hours, following requests from international organisations who are hoping to get aid into the besieged city.