Syria

Dead, despite the truce in Syria

Actually was in Syria until midnight, a three-day ceasefire. But it was broken again. In the case of attacks by the rebels and the army were also killed on Friday, many of them civilians.

In spite of the announced ceasefire, were killed in rebel attacks in the embattled city of Aleppo, according to activists, at least 25 civilians. Insurgents had fired on Friday by the Syrian government-controlled districts of the city with rockets, the Syrian Observatory for human rights. Among the 25 civilians killed six children were, in addition, a further 120 people were injured.

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The state-run Sana news Agency spoke of 23 dead and 140 injured. She accused the rebels, the ceasefire was violated had to call the Syrian government on Wednesday for the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, and ended on Friday midnight (23: 00 CEST).

Mutual Attacks

According to the Observatory, the rebels, the city took parts of the fire, held by troops of the President Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s attacks on rebel areas in the reinforced troops, therefore, in turn,
City.

A correspondent of the news Agency AFP reported that in rebel – controlled neighbourhoods in Eastern Aleppo air and missile attacks government troops loyal to. According to the Observatory, killing six civilians, including three children, in the air the Syrian army’s attacks.

The truce was especially broken in and around Aleppo is repeated. Aleppo is divided between supporters of the government and the Opposition and for years fought.

Airstrikes in Idlib

Fights it gave but also elsewhere. In the case of air, the Syrian or the Russian army in the North-Western province of Idlib attacks were, according to the Observatory and killed on Friday at least 22 civilians and injured many others. Idlib is controlled by an Alliance that includes the Islamist Al-Nusra Front. The Syrian government had excluded the Al-Nusra Front and the jihadist militia Islamic state (IS) of the ceasefire.

The opposition near the Observatory in the UK gets its information from a network of activists and Doctors in Syria. Your details are check for media mostly.

gri/ml (afp, dpa)