France asks for probe on war crimes in Syria's Aleppo
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he will ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed in Syria's Aleppo. This comes as the rebel-held eastern Aleppo city, besieged since September, witnessed aerial bombardment by Syrian and Russian jets. Notably, around 2.5 lakh people are trapped in eastern Aleppo.