( Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has staged more deadly strikes on the northern countryside of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 35 people, activists said.
The devastating strikes on the ISIS-held town of Manbej have killed 25 civilians and wounded 40 more people.
In the nearby town of Maresta al-Khan, 10 people were killed and 12 wounded.
Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 35, including 20 children, for Russian air strikes at a school in the town of Anjara, all of them children and teachers.
The main opposition bloc, the Syrian National Coalition, said in a report released on Saturday that it had documented the deaths of 1,730 civilians due to Russian air strikes since their launch in September 2015.
At least 135 children were among those killed, the coalition said, adding that over 29 hospitals were destroyed in the strikes, in addition to schools, homes and places of worship.
In a statement, the coalition called on the UN Security Council "to assume its responsibilities towards Russians' continued violation of international and humanitarian laws".
The statement also said that "Russia's claim of fighting terrorism is a pretext to justify its aggression on Syria, which was clear from day one when its air force committed massacres against civilians.
"Nearly 94 percent of the 12,000 sorties the Russian air force has so far flown in Syria targeted civilians and the Free Syrian Army."
Russia says its target is ISIS and other "terrorists", adding that the report was biased and contained ungrounded claims.
Speaking to journalists, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the report contained "trite cliches" and "fake information".
More than 260,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests. (With agencies)
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