(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia's air strikes killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens in attacks on rebel-held Aleppo city, activists said on Sunday.
The aerial bombing has targeted the neighborhood of Katerji in the regime-encircled city of Aleppo, medics said.
Russia has killed at least 550 people in Aleppo since the beginning of February, carrying out more than 800 raids, local activists and rebel commanders said.
Days ago, rebels had been sent "excellent quantities" of ground-to-ground Grad missiles by foreign backers, to help them confront a Russian-backed offensive by the regime north of Aleppo, Reuters said.
The provision of Grad missiles falls short of the rebels' appeal for anti-aircraft missiles, which they say they need to confront the Russian air force. Russia has been conducting air strikes in support of Assad since Sept. 30.
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Kurdish PYD party on Sunday rejected Turkish demands that allied militia withdraw from positions near the border that are being shelled by Turkish army, and warned that Syrians would resist any Turkish intervention in the country.
The news comes after close sources to the Turkish government told Al Arabiya News that Turkey’s shelling against YPD forces killed at least 35 and injured 15 others. The sources also said that the Turkish raids targeted 19 positions mainly in the northwestern city of Aleppo in Syria.
Saleh Muslim, the co-chair of the PYD, told Reuters Turkey had no right to intervene in Syria’s internal affairs, adding that an air base shelled by the Turkish army on Saturday had been in the hands of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front until forces allied to the PYD captured it last week.
Turkey shelling YPG positions
For a second day Sunday, Turkey shelled positions held by the main Kurdish militia in northern Syria, adding complexity to an inflamed situation in the area where Russian-backed Syrian government forces are also on the march, opposition activists said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group said two fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces - a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters - have been killed and seven others wounded in the shelling.
There was no immediate confirmation by the group, which is dominated by YPG fighters. (With agencies)
The aerial bombing has targeted the neighborhood of Katerji in the regime-encircled city of Aleppo, medics said.
Russia has killed at least 550 people in Aleppo since the beginning of February, carrying out more than 800 raids, local activists and rebel commanders said.
Days ago, rebels had been sent "excellent quantities" of ground-to-ground Grad missiles by foreign backers, to help them confront a Russian-backed offensive by the regime north of Aleppo, Reuters said.
The provision of Grad missiles falls short of the rebels' appeal for anti-aircraft missiles, which they say they need to confront the Russian air force. Russia has been conducting air strikes in support of Assad since Sept. 30.
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Kurdish PYD party on Sunday rejected Turkish demands that allied militia withdraw from positions near the border that are being shelled by Turkish army, and warned that Syrians would resist any Turkish intervention in the country.
The news comes after close sources to the Turkish government told Al Arabiya News that Turkey’s shelling against YPD forces killed at least 35 and injured 15 others. The sources also said that the Turkish raids targeted 19 positions mainly in the northwestern city of Aleppo in Syria.
Saleh Muslim, the co-chair of the PYD, told Reuters Turkey had no right to intervene in Syria’s internal affairs, adding that an air base shelled by the Turkish army on Saturday had been in the hands of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front until forces allied to the PYD captured it last week.
Turkey shelling YPG positions
For a second day Sunday, Turkey shelled positions held by the main Kurdish militia in northern Syria, adding complexity to an inflamed situation in the area where Russian-backed Syrian government forces are also on the march, opposition activists said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group said two fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces - a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters - have been killed and seven others wounded in the shelling.
There was no immediate confirmation by the group, which is dominated by YPG fighters. (With agencies)
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