Syria's Aleppo shelled, blasts in Damascus
- 12 years ago
President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Wael al-Halqi as Syria's new prime minister, after his predecessor defected to join a rebellion.The Syrian army shelled the Salaheddin district of Aleppo on Saturday in its push to drive out rebels, as gunfire and bomb blasts rang out across Damascus, monitors and state media say. Duration:00:43