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Russian, Syrian jets continue to pound Aleppo
 ALEPPO – The Syrian and Russian airforces launched several airstrikes on Aleppo City on Saturday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians, activists reported. The airstrikes hit opposition-held populated neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo. More than 70 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens more wounded in the air raids, that hit the neighbourhoods of Bustan al-Qasr, Ard al-Hamra and Sakhour. “The Assad regime and Russia carried out joint airstrikes on the opposition-held eastern part of Aleppo City on Saturday evening. At least seven strikes hit the area, causing the death and injury of dozens,” local media activist Wael Ahmed told ARA News. The raids also caused a mass destruction to residential buildings in the targeted neighbourhoods. “So far, 72 dead bodies were found, and more than 35 others were seriously wounded,” said Saad Issa, a member of the Civil Defence Force in Aleppo. “Our rescue teams are still searching for victims under the ruins of the destroyed buildings,” Issa told ARA News. According to activists and medical teams in Aleppo, the Russian and Syrian airforces used cluster bombs in Saturday’s strikes. “Most of the victims were children and women. Assad and his Russian allies committed a new massacre against the people of Aleppo today,” rights activist Sulaiman Halwani said. “They only targeted populated areas and residential buildings, with a clear goal to force the people to evacuate their homes,” he told ARA News. Apparently the international community has given up on saving the remaining people in Aleppo.” Posted by: badanov 2016-09-25 |
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