More than 23 civilians were killed by heavy insurgent shelling on government-controlled areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo, including near a mosque where children were taking religious lessons, Reuters reported Monday.
State-run media said heavy shelling from Aleppo districts under the control of opposition fighters hit several districts in the Jamae al Raham Mosque area, al-Ashrafia, Ramousa and several other residential areas in state-controlled parts of the city.
Rebels and Islamist jihadis launched new offensive early Monday to capture parts of al Ashrafia, seeking to capture parts under regime control.
Meanwhile, the Syrian air force has stepped up aerial bombing on insurgent strongholds in Aleppo that has also killed 5 civilians, including 3 childern, in al-Marjeh, Salahuddin and al-Mashehd neighborhoods, activists said.
The Syrian army and rebels have been fighting for months in Aleppo, which was the country's economic and industrial hub before rebels took over the northeastern parts of the city in July 2012.
State-run media said heavy shelling from Aleppo districts under the control of opposition fighters hit several districts in the Jamae al Raham Mosque area, al-Ashrafia, Ramousa and several other residential areas in state-controlled parts of the city.
Rebels and Islamist jihadis launched new offensive early Monday to capture parts of al Ashrafia, seeking to capture parts under regime control.
Meanwhile, the Syrian air force has stepped up aerial bombing on insurgent strongholds in Aleppo that has also killed 5 civilians, including 3 childern, in al-Marjeh, Salahuddin and al-Mashehd neighborhoods, activists said.
The Syrian army and rebels have been fighting for months in Aleppo, which was the country's economic and industrial hub before rebels took over the northeastern parts of the city in July 2012.
Zaman Al Wasl
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