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Syria air strikes kill 15 civilians in Aleppo in first day of Eid al-Fitr

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 civilians, including 5children and 6 women, have lost their lives in barrel bomb attacks on rebel-held Aleppo in the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, a monitoring group said on Friday.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 5 people, including 3 children and a woman, were killed in Barrel bomb attack on Darat Ezza town near the northern city of Aleppo.

Another air strike conducted by Bashar al-Assad air force has killed 5 people, including 4 women, in al Bab, the stricken town which has been through a deadly week of aerial bombardment that killed dozens.

The third barrel attack targeted Aisha village in Aleppo countryside, 5 killed, including 2 children and one woman.

The death toll of  the first day of Eid al-Fitr reached 58, according to SNHR.

Syria's conflict began in March 2011 as popular protests against four decades of Assad family rule but changed into armed insurgency under a security force crackdown.

Meanwhile, More than 230,000 people killed and over 12 million forced to flee their homes. (Editing by Ridha Ali)

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