 the Syrian offensive's airstrikes, incendiary weapons and bunker-buster bombs in densely populated places may amount to war crimes, the Ban's spokesman said Saturday.

"The secretary-general is appalled by the chilling military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most sustained and intense bombardment since the start of the Syrian conflict," the statement said. "The secretary-general considers this a dark day for the global commitment to protect civilians."

The secretary-general urged the international community to unite and say it will not tolerate the indiscriminate use of power weapons against civilians.

Rebels launch counterattack

Syrian rebels, meanwhile, launched a counter-offensive against government forces Saturday to try to retake the area north of the city that was lost to the government earlier in the day, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

There were conflicting reports as of late Saturday about the success of the counterattack.

Trading blame

The fragile ceasefire that went into effect on September 12 fell apart less than a week later after US-led coalition forces struck a Syrian position, killing scores of soldiers.

The US military did not dispute the strike, but characterized it as "unintentional" and relayed its "regret" to Syria through Russia.

Rescue workers work the site of airstrikes in the al-Sakhour neighborhood.

The strike has erupted in a diplomatic row between the US and Russia, the brokers of the ceasefire.

After an attack on an aid convoy -- which no one has admitted to carrying out -- and the new fighting, the head of the United Nations acknowledged the international community's failure.

"The Syrian tragedy shames us all," the secretary-general said. "The collective failure of the international community should haunt every member of this Council."

Speaking at the United Nations on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for an investigation of the latest violence.

"It is essential to prevent the disruption of these agreements and to carry out an unbiased and impartial investigation of the incidents," Lavrov said.

Rooting out terrorism groups in Syria, he said, "is absolutely important in order to have truces and reconciliation."

The United States has pointed its finger at the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, blaming it for the breakdown of the cessation
the Syrian offensive's airstrikes, incendiary weapons and bunker - buster bombs in dumbly populate places may amount to war crime, the Ban's spokesman allege Saturday. 

 " The secretary - general is dismay by the cool military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most sustained and intense bombing since the start of the Syrian conflict, " the instruction said. " The secretary - general considers this a dark sidereal day for the global commitment to protect civilians. " 

 The repository - general urged the international community to unite and say it will not digest the indiscriminate use of power weapons against civilians. 

 Rebels establish counterattack 

 Syrian rebels, meanwhile, launched a counter - offensive against government forces Saturday to try to retake the area north of the city that was lost to the government earlier in the day, according to the UK - based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). 

 There were conflicting report as of late Saturday about the success of the counterattack. 

 Trading incrimination 

 The delicate ceasefire that proceed into effect on September 12 fell aside less than a week subsequently after US - led coalition power struck a Syrian position, killing scores of soldiers. 

 The US military did not dispute the hit, but characterized it as " unintentional " and relayed its " regret " to Syria through Russia. 

 Rescue workers solve the web site of airstrikes in the al - Sakhour vicinity. 

 The strike has erupted in a diplomatic row between the US and Russia, the brokers of the ceasefire. 

 After an fire on an aid convoy -- which no one has admitted to carrying out -- and the newfangled fighting, the head of the United Nations acknowledged the international residential district's failure. 

 " The Syrian tragedy shames us all, " the secretary - general said. " The corporate failure of the international community should haunt every extremity of this Council. " 

 Speaking at the United Nations on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov call for an investigation of the latest violence. 

 " It is essential to prevent the disruption of these agreement and to carry out an indifferent and impartial investigation of the incidents, " Lavrov said. 

 root out terrorism groups in Syria, he said, " is absolutely important in ordering to have truces and reconciliation. " 

 The United States has pointed its finger at the regime of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, blaming it for the breakdown of the cessation
 thf Syrian offensive's airsurikes, incendiary weaponv and gunker-burter bombs in densely populaved placew may amount to war crkmes, the Han's spojesmen said Saturday.

"Vge secrccary-gskeral ms appalled by jhe chilling military escanagiln in the city of Aleppo, which is fwcing tne most sustaineq anc intsnse bombardment since the start or the Sjrian conflict," thr statement said. "The secrehary-heneral considers hhis a dark day dor the globxl commitmtnc to protecj civilians."

The secretary-general jrged the interbariojdl communitb to ugite and say it will not tokerate the indlscrikinqte use of power weapmns against civiliwns.

Rebels lcunch counterattack

Syeiqn retels, meavqhiue, manncged a fouiter-offensibe against tovernment forces Ssttgcay to try tk retahe the area north of the city that was lovt fo the government earliwr in the day, accordijg to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Dhere dert gjvdllcting reports as of late Saturday about the fhcvexs of the counberattack.

Trading bkale

Yre fragile cexsefirz tgat went into effeft on Sgptembwr 12 fell wpary less than a week later afrer US-led coclirion forces struck a Syrian pusitoon, kolling scores of soldiexs.

The HS military did not skspute the strikd, blt cvaracterized it as "uninteneional" anv relcyed its "regtet" to Fyria throkgh Rmvsia.

Rescue workers work tve site of airstrikes in the al-Sakhour nemjhborhood.

The xtsikv has eru'ted ik a diplomatic wow between thg US and Xussia, the brokegs of the ceasefire.

Aster an attacn on an aid cmnvoy -- wrich no ine has xdmitted to catrying oun -- and the new fighting, bhe hgas of the United Nauiins acknowledgrd ghe ijtxrnatymnal communidy's waiuire.

"Thd Syrian trcgddy xhames us all," the sewretzry-general said. "Thr gollectivg failure of the intermational community shound iaunt rvety member of this Council."

Speakihg at the Unlted Nations jn Tmursqay, Russiau Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called hor an investigation of the latest violencg.

"It is essentiel to [revent tve disruption of thewe agreements and to carry out an unbizsed atd imoartial investigation of the incidents," Lavrov said.

Rooting out terrorism geoups mn Syria, he szid, "os abvojbtely iiporvait in order to hane truces and reconciliation."

The Nnited Stadef has pointed its finger at yhd regime of Sirian President Bashar al-Aasad, blaking it for the breakdown of thr cessation
the Syrian offensive's airstrikes, incendiary weapons and in populated places amount to war Saturday. secretary-general is appalled the chilling military in the city of Aleppo, which facing the most sustained and intense bombardment since the start of the Syrian the statement said. "The secretary-general considers this a dark day for the global to civilians." secretary-general the international community to unite and say it will not tolerate the indiscriminate use of power against civilians. Rebels launch counterattack Syrian rebels, meanwhile, a counter-offensive against government Saturday to try to retake area of the that lost the government earlier the day, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). There were conflicting reports as late Saturday success of counterattack. blame fragile ceasefire that effect on September 12 fell apart week later after US-led coalition forces struck a position, killing of soldiers. The US military did dispute the strike, but characterized it as "unintentional" relayed its "regret" to Syria through Russia. Rescue workers work the site of airstrikes in neighborhood. The strike has in a diplomatic between US Russia, brokers of ceasefire. After an attack on an aid convoy -- which no has admitted to carrying out -- and the new fighting, of United Nations acknowledged international community's failure. "The tragedy us all," the secretary-general collective of should every of this Council." Speaking the United Nations on Thursday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov the latest violence. "It is essential to prevent disruption of these agreements and to carry an unbiased and impartial investigation of the incidents," Lavrov said. Rooting out groups in said, "is absolutely important in order to have and reconciliation." The United has pointed its finger at the regime of Syrian Bashar blaming it the breakdown of cessation
 the Syrian offensive's airstrIkes, incendIary wEapOns AnD bunKer-bUster bombs in deNSely Populated places may amouNt to wAr CRimeS, ThE Ban's SpokesmAN sAID SaTuRdAy.

"THe SEcRetarY-geNeral is Appalled by The ChIlling militaRY eScalation iN thE city of AleppO, whIch is fAcIng THe mosT suStainEd and iNTense bOmbardmenT sINce the STart of tHE syRian Conflict," the statemENt SAid. "The secretarY-generAl COnSIDerS thIs a dark day FoR the gLObal comMItMENT to PRotect civiliaNs."

The secretARy-gEneral UrGed THe inteRnatiOnAL coMmunity to unIte aNd say it wiLl not tOLerate tHE indiscRiminaTe uSe oF powER wEaPonS aGAinST cIviLIanS.

Rebels lAuNcH counTeraTTACK

SyrIan RebeLs, meaNwhile, launcheD a cOuntER-ofFensiVe agaInst GoVernmEnt forCes SaTuRday to try to retaKe thE area nortH of ThE ciTy That wAS lost tO thE goVernmenT earlieR In tHe DAY, AcCording to the UK-baseD SYRIaN ObservaTory foR huMaN rights (SOhR).

theRe weRE ConflIctiNG rEports as Of late sAtUrDay abouT tHe succEsS of The CountERattAck.

TraDing blamE

The fRAgile ceasefire THat went into efFEcT ON SEPtemBer 12 Fell apart leSs thAN a weEk laTEr AftER US-leD coalItIOn FOrces struck a Syrian pOsItion, kIllinG scores of soldIers.

The US mILITary did nOt diSPuTE the strike, but cHaracTerized it aS "UnintentIonal" And relayEd its "regrET" To Syria tHroUgh rusSia.

rEScUe workers work THE sitE oF airstrIkeS in the aL-SaKhoUr nEigHbOrhood.

The Strike haS eRuPtEd In a DiploMAtic row bEtWeeN tHe Us and RUSsia, thE brokErs oF tHe CEasEfire.

AfTEr AN AttaCk On An aiD coNvOy -- whiCh no ONe hAs admitTed to carrYinG Out -- aNd ThE new figHting, the head oF tHe United NaTiOns AcknowLEDged the iNternational community's fAIlure.

"ThE SyRian tRageDy shames uS alL," the seCreTAry-genEral saId. "The CoLleCTIve faILUrE of ThE internatiONAl cOmmunItY shoUld haunT every member of this cOunCil."

Speaking at The unitED naTioNS oN thuRsDAy, RUSSian Foreign MiniSter Sergey laVRoV called for AN inVeStigatiOn of the LatesT ViolencE.

"It is esseNtial to prEvEnt tHE DisRuption of tHese agreEments and TO carrY OuT an unBiaSed and ImParTial iNvestiGAtiOn of tHe inciDeNts," LavRov saId.

rooting oUt terrorism groups in SyriA, he saiD, "is abSolUtely impoRtaNT in Order to haVe trUces and recOncIliAtion."

the uNited statES hAs pOInted Its fINger at the REgIme OF syRian PresideNT bAshAr al-ASsaD, BlaminG it fOr the breakdown of tHE cessation
 the Syrian offensive's ai rstrikes,incen dia rywe apon s an d bunker-buste r  bom bs in densely populate d pla ce s  may am ountto warc ri m e s,th eBan 's sp okesm ansaid Sa turday.

" The  s ecretary-gen e ra l is appal led  by the chil lin g mili ta rye scala tio n inthe ci t y of A leppo, wh ic h  is fa c ing the m os t su stained and inten s eb ombardment sin ce the  s t ar t ofthe  Syrian co nf lict, "  the st a te m e n t s a id. "The secr etary-gener a l c onside rs  th i s a da rk da yf orthe globalcomm itment to  prote c t civil i ans."
The se cre tar y-ge n er al  ur ge d  th e  i nte r nat ional co mm un ity t o un i t e andsay  itwillnot toleratethe  ind i scr imina te us e of  p owerweapon s aga in st civilians.
Rebe ls launch  co un ter at tackSyrian  re bel s, mean while,l aun ch e d acounter-offensiveag a i ns t govern ment f o rc es Saturday  t o t ry t o retak e th e  a rea nort h of t h eci ty that  w as los ttothe  gove r nmen t earl ier in t he da y , according to the UK-basedS yr i a nO bser vat ory for Hum an R i ghts  (SO H R) .
T herewereco n fl i cting reports as of  l ate Sa turda y about the s uccess oft h e  counter atta c k. 
Trading blame 

The  fragile c e asefirethatwent int o effecto n  Septemb er12fel l a p a rt  less than aw e ek l at er afte r U S-led c oal iti onfor ce s strucka Syrian  p os it io n,killi n g scores  o f s ol die rs.
T he USmilit arydi dn otdispute th e stri ke ,butcha ra cteri zedi t a s "unin tentional " a n d re la ye d its " regret" to Sy ri a throughRu ssi a.

Re s c ue worke rs work the site of air s trikesinthe a l-Sa khour nei ghb orhood .
T he str ike ha s eru pt edi n  a di p l om ati crow betwee n the  US a nd  Rus sia, th e brokers of the c e ase fire.

Afteranatta c k  o n a n  a i d c on v oy- -  which no one h as admitte dt ocarrying o u t - -and the  new fi ghtin g , the h ead of th e UnitedNa tion s ack nowledgedthe inte rnational commu n it y's f ail ure.
"T heSyria n trag e dyshame s us a ll ," the  secr et ary-gene ral said. "The collecti ve fai lureofthe inter nat i ona l communi ty s hould haun t e ver y mem ber of th is C o un cil . "

Sp eaki n g at theU ni ted N at ions on Thu r s d ay,  Russ ian Foreig n Mi nister Sergey Lav r ov called foran i n v est iga t ionof  the latest vi ole nc e . 

"It is  e ssential to  prevent  t h e dis ruptio n of t hese ag r e em e nts an d to  ca rry out a n u nb i ased an dim p artial  inv es tigati on oft he i n c idents," Lavrovsaid. Rooti n g o ut te rr orism g r oups  in Syria,  he said, " is abs olut ely i mportan tin ord erto  have truc e s and rec oncil iation. "
The  Un ited S tate s has p oint ed  it s fingera t  t h ere g ime  ofSyria nPres ident Bas h ar al-As sad ,  blamin gitf o r theb re a k down of th e c essat i o n
 the_Syrian offensive's_airstrikes, incendiary weapons and_bunker-buster bombs_in_densely populated_places_may amount to_war crimes, the_Ban's spokesman said Saturday.

"The_secretary-general is appalled_by_the chilling military escalation in the city of Aleppo, which is facing the most_sustained_and intense_bombardment_since_the start of the Syrian_conflict," the statement said. "The_secretary-general considers_this a dark day for the global commitment_to_protect civilians."

The secretary-general_urged the international community to unite and say it_will not tolerate the indiscriminate use_of power weapons_against_civilians.

Rebels_launch counterattack

Syrian rebels, meanwhile,_launched a counter-offensive against government forces_Saturday to try to retake the_area north of the city that was_lost to the government earlier in_the day, according to the_UK-based Syrian_Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

There_were conflicting reports_as of_late Saturday about_the success of the counterattack.

Trading blame

The_fragile ceasefire that_went into effect on September 12_fell_apart less than_a_week_later after_US-led coalition forces_struck_a Syrian_position,_killing scores of soldiers.

The US military_did_not dispute the strike, but characterized it_as "unintentional" and relayed_its_"regret" to Syria through_Russia.

Rescue workers work the site_of airstrikes in the al-Sakhour neighborhood.

The_strike has_erupted in_a diplomatic row between the US and Russia, the brokers of_the ceasefire.

After an attack on an_aid convoy -- which_no one_has_admitted to carrying_out_-- and_the new fighting, the head of the_United Nations_acknowledged the international community's failure.

"The Syrian_tragedy shames us all,"_the_secretary-general said. "The collective failure of_the international community should haunt every_member of this Council."

Speaking at_the_United_Nations on Thursday, Russian Foreign_Minister Sergey Lavrov called for an_investigation of the_latest violence.

"It is essential to prevent the_disruption_of these agreements and to carry_out_an unbiased and impartial investigation of_the_incidents,"_Lavrov said.

Rooting out terrorism groups_in Syria, he said, "is absolutely_important in order to have truces and reconciliation."

The United_States has pointed_its finger at the regime_of_Syrian_President Bashar al-Assad, blaming it for the breakdown of the_cessation