Elsewhere at least 20 civilians, including a 1-year-old girl, were killed in fresh airstrikes on rebel-held Aleppo city and the surrounding areas, according to the Observatory.
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Rebels also said they believed the ceasefire was probably over.
With the cease-fire in tatters, diplomatic efforts shifted to crisis mode at the annual U.N. General Assembly in NY.
The appeared particularly heavy in insurgent-held areas west of Aleppo, near the rebel stronghold of Idlib province.
The brother of an aid worker who was killed when an aid convoy was attacked in Syria said the Red Crescent staffer was overseeing the unloading of trucks when a bomb hit the warehouse, killing him inside his auto.
Talbiseh is besieged by government forces.
“Let me be clear: if this callous attack is found to be a deliberate targeting of humanitarians, it would amount to a war crime”, O’Brien said. The Danish defense minister said on Monday “more credible sources” were needed before he could draw conclusions.
Syria’s military command has declared the U.S-Russian brokered cease-fire over, blaming the country’s rebel groups for undermining the agreement.
The US-Russia brokered truce aimed to allow humanitarian access and joint attacks against militant groups, which are not covered by the agreement, including Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
The State Department says Tuesday in a statement that Jund al-Aqsa had once been part of the group formerly known as the Nusra Front, a splinter group of al-Qaida that later cut its ties with the extremist organization. But he said some aid was finally moving.
While Arab, European and other officials waited, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in a NY hotel hoping to quickly iron out some of the many differences between Washington and Moscow.
Assad said Monday the airstrikes by the USA -led coalition against his troops were meant to support the Islamic State group, calling the attack a “blatant American aggression”.
Russian Federation and the United States were quick to blame each other for contributing to the latest deadly violence.
Although Kerry professed hope, US officials said Monday conditions were still not right to set up the Joint Implementation Center.
Twelve people involved in the aid delivery were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based organization that monitors the conflict in Syria.
“Anti-Syrian forces are expending all their energy and capabilities to prolong the terrorist war against Syria”, Assad said.
Iran is one of Assad’s strongest supporters.
U.S. ambassador Samantha Power expressed regret for the loss of life but dismissed the summoning of the Security Council as a “stunt”, accusing Moscow of “moralism and grandstanding” that was “uniquely typical and hypocritical”.
But late Monday, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby called the convoy attack an “egregious violation” of the week-long cease-fire and said the U.S.
Soon after, the US said it’s prepared to extend the fractured ceasefire despite numerous violations and the Syrian military’s announcement. It is reported that up to 90 Syrian government soldiers were mistakenly killed during the raid near a military airport.
Washington said it was working to extend the truce but called on Russian Federation to first clarify the Syrian army’s statement that it was over. He says that amid the rebel violations, “it has become meaningless for the Syrian government forces to unilaterally observe the cease-fire”.
United Kingdom forces are thought to have used a Reaper drone.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an unmanned RAF remotely-piloted Reaper drone took part in the Deir al-Zour strikes.
The Syrian military statement blamed rebel groups.
Churkin called the strike a “bad omen” for the U.S. -Russia deal to halt Syria’s war, which has killed more than 300,000 people since it erupted in 2011. The Syrian military could not immediately be reached for comment. The Pentagon admitted it may have hit Syrian troops but said it had been tracking an IS position there.
He also said humanitarian aid was on its way to besieged areas.
Kerry had earlier indicated that he wants to press on with the Russian-US process, but fellow US officials sounded more downbeat after the strike on the convoy.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12 Red Crescent volunteers and drivers had died in the strike while United Nations aid chief Stephen O’Brien said initial reports indicated “many people” were killed or seriously wounded. Its role would be to coordinate strikes by both the U.S. and Russian Federation against militant groups, specifically ISIS and Jabhat Fateh al Sham.
Uncertainties are prevailing about the truce, which is now in its seventh day.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura during the International Syria Support Group meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in NY. There have been remarks from the Syrian military in Damascus that the truce might be extended by 72 hours.
Mrs May said the United Kingdom would now contribute “fully” to an investigation. The U.N. accused the government of obstructing the delivery while Russian officials said rebels opened fire at the delivery roads. The group said four civilians were killed in government-held areas.
Jan Egeland, humanitarian aid co-ordinator in the office of the United Nations envoy for Syria, said the convoy was “bombarded”.
By Monday, both the Syrian government and prominent opposition activists were speaking of the truce as if it had already failed.
Syrian state media said there were 32 violations by rebels on Sunday alone.
The Turkish leader said on Monday that the offensive will last until the area “is no longer a threat” to Turkey.
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Kirby noted that the cease-fire arrangement was agreed to by the United States and Russian Federation, which is responsible for the compliance of the Assad government.
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