God had granted fighters "a glorious victory in the battle to break the siege of Aleppo", he said. "The rebels have seized parts of these schools, but the army has begun a counter-offensive backed by air cover to chase them out," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman. The deaths include 65 people, among them 22 children, killed in rebel fire on government neighbourhoods, the Observatory said. Once Syria's economic powerhouse, Aleppo has been ravaged by the war that began in March 2011 with anti-government protests. The government siege of opposition-held districts began on July 17 and has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis.

Source: Thanhnien News August 05, 2016 18:33 UTC