(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo have killed 12 civilians on Saturday as regime backed by Russian jets mobilize troops for major offensive, local activist said.
Regim's aerial campaign hit a marketplace in Tareeq al-Bab neighborhood, killing 12 and leaving dozens wounded.
On Friday, 10 people killed and 20 wounded in strikes on the neighborhoods of al-Mashhad, Bustan al-Qasr, al-Ansari and Bab Hadid.
Recapturing all Aleppo has been a regime priority since the Russian air force intervened in support of Assad last September, tipping the conflict his way, according to Reuters.
The "cessation of hostilities" deal brokered by the United States and Russia on February 27 began to unravel in the Aleppo area this month with each side accusing the other of attacking first.
Several U.S. officials said this week that the Russian military had repositioned artillery near Aleppo, adding to speculation of an another assault on the city.
Northeast the capital, 11 civilains, mostly womedn and children, killed in Syrian regime air strikes on the mebattled city of Douma, local activist and medics said.
The sporadic strikes hit city's main market and civil neighborhoods, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.
In the next-door town of Bala, rebels have thwarted regime attack on the Eastern Ghouta suburb. 17 army militants reportedly killed, accoitinf to activists.
Regim's aerial campaign hit a marketplace in Tareeq al-Bab neighborhood, killing 12 and leaving dozens wounded.
On Friday, 10 people killed and 20 wounded in strikes on the neighborhoods of al-Mashhad, Bustan al-Qasr, al-Ansari and Bab Hadid.
Recapturing all Aleppo has been a regime priority since the Russian air force intervened in support of Assad last September, tipping the conflict his way, according to Reuters.
The "cessation of hostilities" deal brokered by the United States and Russia on February 27 began to unravel in the Aleppo area this month with each side accusing the other of attacking first.
Several U.S. officials said this week that the Russian military had repositioned artillery near Aleppo, adding to speculation of an another assault on the city.
Northeast the capital, 11 civilains, mostly womedn and children, killed in Syrian regime air strikes on the mebattled city of Douma, local activist and medics said.
The sporadic strikes hit city's main market and civil neighborhoods, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.
In the next-door town of Bala, rebels have thwarted regime attack on the Eastern Ghouta suburb. 17 army militants reportedly killed, accoitinf to activists.
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