Crisis deepens - UN suspends Syrian aid mission

IF every generation is destined to have its Ladysmith, its Nanking, its Stalingrad or its Sarajevo, then it is not hard to identify the most recent stage for atrocity and barbarism. 

Monday’s air strikes on aid convoys destined for Aleppo have secured that dubious distinction for the besieged Syrian city.

The ancient city, a world heritage site, has been a battlefield since July 2012, and has endured the Syrian army’s use of barrel bombs which have killed thousands of people. Hundreds of thousands more have been forced to evacuate.