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Rebel rocket fire kills 12 in Syria's Aleppo

Source: Xinhua 2016-12-07 23:20:47

Syrian residents fleeing the violence in the eastern rebel-held parts of Aleppo evacuate from their neighbourhoods through the Bab al-Hadid district after it was seized by the government forces, on December 7, 2016. (AFP/Xinhua)

DAMASCUS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and 64 wounded when a rebel rocket fire targeted government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.

The rockets slammed the neighborhoods of Maysaloun, Masharqa, Martini and Azamiyeh in western Aleppo, said SANA.

It came as the Syrian army has become in control over 80 percent of the rebel-held areas in the eastern part of Aleppo, which explains the retaliatory attack by the rebels on government areas.

The army unleashed its offensive two weeks ago against the rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo, as part of a major offensive launched recently to liberate the eastern part of the city from any rebel presence.

Over 30,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two weeks toward government-controlled areas in the western part of the city. The rebels captured eastern Aleppo in 2012.

Humanitarian organizations sounded the alarm about the situation of 250,000 people living in eastern Aleppo, with the government promising to fix the situation of those relocated in government-controlled areas.

 
Rebel rocket fire kills 12 in Syria's Aleppo
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-12-07 23:20:47 | Editor: huaxia

Syrian residents fleeing the violence in the eastern rebel-held parts of Aleppo evacuate from their neighbourhoods through the Bab al-Hadid district after it was seized by the government forces, on December 7, 2016. (AFP/Xinhua)

DAMASCUS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and 64 wounded when a rebel rocket fire targeted government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.

The rockets slammed the neighborhoods of Maysaloun, Masharqa, Martini and Azamiyeh in western Aleppo, said SANA.

It came as the Syrian army has become in control over 80 percent of the rebel-held areas in the eastern part of Aleppo, which explains the retaliatory attack by the rebels on government areas.

The army unleashed its offensive two weeks ago against the rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo, as part of a major offensive launched recently to liberate the eastern part of the city from any rebel presence.

Over 30,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two weeks toward government-controlled areas in the western part of the city. The rebels captured eastern Aleppo in 2012.

Humanitarian organizations sounded the alarm about the situation of 250,000 people living in eastern Aleppo, with the government promising to fix the situation of those relocated in government-controlled areas.

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