Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppo
07.06.2016 - 16:01
A Russian ceasefire monitoring centre in Syria says over 1,000 militants have begun an offensive against Syrian army positions south west of Aleppo It comes amid reports from the same group that more than forty people have been killed in shelling from Al-Nusra fighters inside the city. The Al-Nusra Front is said to cooperate with Islamist and jihadist rebel groups against forces loyal to the Syrian government.