The Syrian government says it will suspend airial and artillery strikes on Aleppo as part of a UN proposal.
HRW says Syrian forces continue to use barrel bombs, and have killed and wounded thousands. Assad continues to deny the claims.
The US and Turkey sign deal to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting IS. Hazm announces it will disband after Jabhat al-Nusra captured its Aleppo province headquarters.
Assad says he is tipped off by members of the US-led coalition about airstrikes on IS in Syria, but adds that his government is not directly cooperating with the coalition. IS release video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive.