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Fresh rebel shelling kills 13 in Syria
Fresh
rebel shelling kills 13 in Syria
Damascus, May 5 At least 13 people were killed and many more
wounded by a fresh rebel shelling on government-controlled areas in the
northern city of Aleppo, media reported.
Improvised rockets hit residential buildings in the Mogambo district west of
Aleppo on Monday evening, destroying many buildings, said Xinhua report, adding
that at least three people were killed and tens of others wounded.
The work was underway to help the people who are stuck under the rubble.
Ten other civilians, mostly children, were killed on Monday by similar shelling
on other government-controlled districts of Aleppo city.
The rebels in the eastern part of Aleppo city have recently intensified their
shelling on government-controlled areas in the western part of that battered
city.
The recent shelling, however, was marked with the rebels' use of heavy rockets
due to the big size of destruction they are leaving.
Last month, many people were killed and entire building blocks were reduced to
rubble when heavy improvised rockets slammed the al-Aziziyeh district of
Aleppo.
The opposition activists also accuse the government troops of dropping barrel
bombs on rebel-held area in that city, which was once called the economic hub
of Syria and economy powerhouse.
A day earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a Syrian government
helicopter struck a school with a barrel bomb in Aleppo, killing at least seven
civilians, including children.
According to the Observatory, the school is located in Saif al- Dawla, a
district where control is split between the government forces and jihadist
groups.