The raids in Aleppo killed at least 12 civilians, a monitor said, and caused massive damage in several residential areas of the city's rebel-held east. Syria's army announced a bid last month to retake the city, which has been divided since mid-2012. But on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported renewed heavy bombing. The 12 dead, among them four children, were killed in raids in the Bustan al-Qasr and Fardos neighbourhoods, the Observatory said. - 25 wounded in fire on school - ================================ Backed by Russian air raids, government forces have been advancing street by street into rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

Source: Sunday Times October 11, 2016 14:37 UTC