A rebel fighter reacts while walking next to Syrian Army soldiers prior to evacuating the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, after a local agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army, Syria September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
BEIRUT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Syria announced a new offensive against rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday while diplomats failed to find a way in New York to revive a U.S. and Russian-brokered ceasefire that collapsed this week.
Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of Syria's commercial hub and largest city, dealing a fresh blow to efforts to end Syrian civil war that has raged since 2011.
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