Flames of war rage in Syria.

Amateur video, which can not be independently verified by Reuters, shows the struggle in the aftermath of an attack in in eastern Syria.

In Aleppo -- a massive explosion strikes as rebel fighters target the regime sites.

Neighborhoods in Aleppo, once the commercial hub of the country, are now a study of loss and destruction, in a war that has already killed more than 170,000 people.

This, as the UN sent its first humanitarian aid convoy into rebel-held areas without government consent. No further details are available on whether the trucks reached their destination.