14 people killed by militant rocket fire in Syria’s Aleppo
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more wounded by militant rocket attacks on government-held areas in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo.
According to Syria’s state-run SANA news agency, most of the victims were killed in the city’s Hamdaniyeh district on Wednesday.
Clashes are intensifying around the city’s southern regions as both sides are preparing for a major battle for the control of the city.
The Syrian city has been divided since 2012 between government forces in the west and the militants in the east.
Over the last few days, fierce clashes have been underway in and around Aleppo between government forces and terrorists over the control of militant-held areas.
Meanwhile, Russia has announced that it will halt airstrikes around the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian convoys into the ravaged city.
Russia has been bombing the Takfiri groups of Daesh and the so-called Jabhat Fath al-Sham, the former al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, in Syria at the official request of the Damascus government since September 2015.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura estimates that over 400,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
Syria’s de facto new ruler names Asaad al-Shibani as foreign minister
Iranian embassy staffer assassinated by terrorists in Damascus
Israeli forces open fire on Syrians protesting occupation
Iran: US airstrikes on Yemen war crimes, violation of international law
Yemeni armed forces down F-18 fighter jet, repel US-UK attack: Spokesman
Iran warns against US-Israeli plot to weaken Muslims, dominate region
VIDEO | Public uproar in US against Israeli regime
‘Ghost town’: 70% of Jabalia buildings destroyed by Israel
Mother’s Day: Sareh Javanmardi’s inspiring journey as Paralympic champion and mother
Russia downs over 40 Ukrainian drones as Putin vows 'destruction' on Kiev
VIDEO | Yemen: A bone in Israeli neck
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
