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Russian jets resume heavy bombing of eastern Aleppo
Russian warplanes have resumed heavy bombing in rebel-held eastern Aleppo after several days of relative calm, with observers reporting at least 50 people, including children, have been killed in airstrikes
At least 50 civilians were killed by strikes on the rebel-held part of the city
Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days of relative calm, a rebel official and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Air strikes mostly hit the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood, Zakaria Malhifji of the Aleppo-based Fastaqim rebel group said.
The Observatory said the death toll from bombing in Bustan al-Qasr, Fardous and other neighborhoods rose to at least 25, with scores of wounded.
At least 50 civilians were killed by strikes on the rebel-held part of the city and nearby villages controlled by insurgents, residents and rescue workers said.
In Bustan al Qasr, residents said, the strikes hit a medical centre and a children's playground.
The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said there were just 11 working ambulances left inside eastern Aleppo, serving a population of around 250,000 people in the besieged city.
Moscow and Damascus reduced air raids in the northern city last week. The Syrian army said that was partly to allow civilians to leave opposition-held eastern neighbourhoods.
