The British Government has said it is not currently considering extending military involvement in Syria.
"There are no plans for military action. We are
working with the international community to look at how to bring the
conflict to an end," a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said.
The Government has been involved in bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria since lawmakers voted for airstrikes in December 2015.
Earlier on Thursday, Boris Johnson said Britain was looking again at its military involvement, but any action would need to be part of a coalition involving the United States and was not likely to happen soon.
Giving evidence to the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr Johnson said it was time to consider "more kinetic options", including "military options".
But Mrs May, responding to his comments, said there were no new plans for military action and that there were a "range" of options available.
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It comes amid intensified Syrian and Russian airstrikes targeting rebel-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
In the last two days of bombing, at least 145 people have been killed, according to the head of the Civil Defence rescue service there, Ammaral Selmo.
Damascus has reportedly given the go ahead for UN convoys to deliver aid to 25 of 29 besieged and hard-to-reach areas across the country.
But, crucially, not to the eastern districts in Aleppo that are controlled by rebels.
Meanwhile, Russia has said it is ready to guarantee safe passage for rebels to quit eastern Aleppo with their weapons, as Western criticism of its bombing campaign increases.
"We are ready to ensure the safe withdrawal of armed rebels, the unimpeded passage of civilians to and from eastern Aleppo, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid there," Russian Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy said in a televised briefing.
Moscow and Washington are gearing up for talks on Saturday, the first since the United States suspended ceasefire negotiations with Russia in protest at the fierce assault on Aleppo.
The northern city, once a thriving trade hub, has become a central battleground in the five-year-Syrian war and is facing a humanitarian disaster.
In a Sky Data poll, almost half of Britons said they would back military intervention to stop the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo - but not if it meant conflict with Russia.
Some 46% of people said they would support British military involvement to end the suffering of residents in the war-ravaged city, while 37% said they would oppose such a move.
And 53% thought Britain had a responsibility to do what it could to protect people in Syria, while 31% said it was not the UK's responsibility to intervene in the war-torn country's affairs where they did not affect British interests.
The Government has been involved in bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria since lawmakers voted for airstrikes in December 2015.
Earlier on Thursday, Boris Johnson said Britain was looking again at its military involvement, but any action would need to be part of a coalition involving the United States and was not likely to happen soon.
Giving evidence to the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr Johnson said it was time to consider "more kinetic options", including "military options".
But Mrs May, responding to his comments, said there were no new plans for military action and that there were a "range" of options available.
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:: Family finds safety in UK after being forced from Aleppo home by IS
:: Sky poll: Almost half back UK military action in Syria
:: 'Mamma, mamma, save me': Syrian mother tells of drowned child's last words
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It comes amid intensified Syrian and Russian airstrikes targeting rebel-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
In the last two days of bombing, at least 145 people have been killed, according to the head of the Civil Defence rescue service there, Ammaral Selmo.
Damascus has reportedly given the go ahead for UN convoys to deliver aid to 25 of 29 besieged and hard-to-reach areas across the country.
But, crucially, not to the eastern districts in Aleppo that are controlled by rebels.
Meanwhile, Russia has said it is ready to guarantee safe passage for rebels to quit eastern Aleppo with their weapons, as Western criticism of its bombing campaign increases.
"We are ready to ensure the safe withdrawal of armed rebels, the unimpeded passage of civilians to and from eastern Aleppo, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid there," Russian Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy said in a televised briefing.
Moscow and Washington are gearing up for talks on Saturday, the first since the United States suspended ceasefire negotiations with Russia in protest at the fierce assault on Aleppo.
The northern city, once a thriving trade hub, has become a central battleground in the five-year-Syrian war and is facing a humanitarian disaster.
In a Sky Data poll, almost half of Britons said they would back military intervention to stop the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo - but not if it meant conflict with Russia.
Some 46% of people said they would support British military involvement to end the suffering of residents in the war-ravaged city, while 37% said they would oppose such a move.
And 53% thought Britain had a responsibility to do what it could to protect people in Syria, while 31% said it was not the UK's responsibility to intervene in the war-torn country's affairs where they did not affect British interests.
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