UN Security Council meets on Syria <br /><br /> Kerry calls for immediate “no-fly zone”<br /><br /> US says it will resume aid convoys <br /><br /> Russia denies involvement in Monday’s convoy attack <br /><br /> US blames Russia but insists truce “not dead” <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Russia and the US have traded blame at a special UN Security Council meeting on Syria in New York.<br /><br /> An attack on an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday left at least 20 people dead and the shaky Syrian ceasefire in tatters.<br /><br /> Russia has categorically denied involvement and is calling for a “thorough and impartial” investigation of what happened.<br /><br /> Calling the attack “a flagrant violation of international law,” the US is calling for a no-fly zone to be brought in immediately.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What is happening on the ground in Syria?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Agencies report that Syrian rebels and pro-government forces are battling each other along major front lines near Aleppo and Hama.<br /><br /> Air strikes have reportedly killed at least a dozen people, including four medical workers.<br /><br /> The renewed fighting demonstrates the slim prospects for reviving the truce that collapsed into fresh fighting and bombardments on Monday.<br /><br /> US officials believe an attack on an aid convoy on Monday was carried out by Russian jets.<br /><br /> Moscow has denied any involvement.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What happened on Monday?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> At least 20 civilians died in what witnesses have described as an aerial attack on a humanitarian convoy of aid lorries near Aleppo.<br /><br /> The Syrian Red Crescent says the head of its local office was among those killed.<br /><br /> There has been furious international condemnation.<br /><br /> Both Russia and Syria insist their forces were not involved.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What has the UN said?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Late on Wednesday, the UN announced it will resume aid convoys in Syria after they were suspended in the wake of Monday’s attack.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The Latest: The United Nations says it will resume aid convoys within Syria after an attack on a convoy killed 20. https://t.co/indxlPDh5u— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Speaking about the attack earlier in the week, outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s language was unusually blunt.<br /><br /> “Powerful patrons, feeding the war machine, also have blood on their hands,” he said.<br /><br /> The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria in the wake of the attack.<br /><br /> Speaking at a UN Security Council high-level meeting on Syria on Wednesday, Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura insisted the conflict would not be resolved militarily.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Staffan de Mistura #UN Special Envoy for #Syria, Sergey #Lavrov FM of Russia & JohnKerry US Sec. of State at a Security Council on Syria pic.twitter.com/QSoGBvRlo8— United Nations Photo (UN_Photo) September 21, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> LIVE from UN Security Council: “The conflict in #Syria cannot be resolved militarily.” UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura #UNGA pic.twitter.com/HWSYZzmyW1— UKUN_NewYork (UKUN_NewYork) September 21, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What Russia says<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The Russian Defence Ministry sa
