Wael al-Halaki

Syria and Russia have signed agreements worth 850 million euros to restore infrastructure in the Arab nation, Russia's RIA news agency quoted Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki as saying on April 25. 

There are no plans to storm the Syrian city of Aleppo despite thousands of Al-Nusra militants massing around the city, the Russian military general staff, which is providing air support to the Syrian army, said on April 11. 

Renewed fighting in Syria has been fueling Turkey's concerns over a new wave of migrants from Aleppo, Turkish Presidential Spokesman ?brahim Kal?n has said, stressing that "neither the Syrian regime nor its supporters" have been acting in line with the U.N.'s priorities for achieving a political transition

The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime minister was quoted saying on April 10, and an opposition official said a cease-fire was on the verge of collapse. 

The Russian air force and Syrian army are preparing for a joint operation to liberate Aleppo, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki told visiting Moscow lawmakers on April 10, Russian news agencies reported. 

At least 45 people were killed and 110 wounded on Sunday by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in the blasts in the mainly Shi’ite neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria’s Interior Ministry reported.

The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.